{"id":2097,"date":"2025-10-28T09:52:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/?page_id=2097"},"modified":"2026-06-11T15:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:04:42","slug":"complementary-pathways","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/complementary-pathways\/","title":{"rendered":"Complementary Pathways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How can refugees move to a third country?\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XHaSt8XSA-Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Complementary pathways are legal ways for refugees and asylum-seekers to move to another country for purposes such as work, study, or family reunification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-help-unhcr-alert alert alert-info\" id=\"alert-fe024785-6d99-4b1b-93c2-48c6e4d5e87c\"><div class=\"alert__content alert__content d-flex align-items-center gap-8\"><div class=\"alert__icon_inf d-flex\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M8 14.3995C6.30281 14.3995 4.67467 13.7253 3.4747 12.5254C2.27474 11.3254 1.60052 9.69728 1.60052 8.00006C1.60052 6.30283 2.27474 4.67472 3.4747 3.47476C4.67467 2.2748 6.30277 1.60058 8 1.60058C9.69723 1.60058 11.3253 2.2748 12.5253 3.47476C13.7253 4.67472 14.3995 6.30283 14.3995 8.00006C14.3995 9.69728 13.7253 11.3254 12.5253 12.5254C11.3253 13.7253 9.69723 14.3995 8 14.3995Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M0 8C0 5.87828 0.842968 3.84362 2.34367 2.34367C3.84372 0.842968 5.87828 0 8 0C10.1217 0 12.1564 0.842968 13.6563 2.34367C15.157 3.84372 16 5.87828 16 8C16 10.1217 15.157 12.1564 13.6563 13.6563C12.1563 15.157 10.1217 16 8 16C5.87828 16 3.84362 15.157 2.34367 13.6563C0.842968 12.1563 0 10.1217 0 8ZM3.52148 12.4785C4.70904 13.6661 6.32036 14.3333 8 14.3333C9.67968 14.3333 11.291 13.6661 12.4785 12.4785C13.6661 11.291 14.3333 9.67968 14.3333 8C14.3333 6.32032 13.6661 4.70904 12.4785 3.52148C11.291 2.33392 9.67968 1.66667 8 1.66667C6.32032 1.66667 4.70904 2.33392 3.52148 3.52148C2.33392 4.70904 1.66667 6.32032 1.66667 8C1.66667 9.67968 2.33392 11.291 3.52148 12.4785Z\" fill=\"black\"><\/path><path d=\"M9.1807 6.54102L6.88969 6.82812L6.80766 7.20898L7.25883 7.29102C7.5518 7.36133 7.61039 7.4668 7.54594 7.75977L6.80766 11.2285C6.6143 12.125 6.91312 12.5469 7.61625 12.5469C8.16117 12.5469 8.79398 12.2949 9.08109 11.9492L9.16898 11.5332C8.96977 11.709 8.6768 11.7793 8.48344 11.7793C8.20805 11.7793 8.10844 11.5859 8.17875 11.2461L9.1807 6.54102Z\" fill=\"black\"><\/path><path d=\"M9.25 4.45312C9.25 5.00541 8.80228 5.45312 8.25 5.45312C7.69772 5.45312 7.25 5.00541 7.25 4.45312C7.25 3.90084 7.69772 3.45312 8.25 3.45312C8.80228 3.45312 9.25 3.90084 9.25 4.45312Z\" fill=\"black\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"alert__text\"><div><div class=\"alert__heading fw-bold mb-12\">Complementary Pathways are different from resettlement and are managed directly by governments, universities, employers, or other organizations.<\/div><\/div><p class=\"alert__description\">UNHCR does <strong>not <\/strong>select candidates, submit applications, or influence decisions related to complementary pathways.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can apply directly through the relevant programme, country, or organization. Decisions on who can enter and stay in a country are made solely by the authorities of that country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNHCR may be able to provide limited support, including counselling and advice, assistance with documents or exit formalities, or limited legal services<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"topic-listing topic-listing__list-wrap content-listing__seven-styles content-listing__icon-style    wp-block-help-unhcr-topic-listing\"\t\t\t\t\t>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"topic-listing__heading\"  >Find more information about different complementary pathways:<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"topic-listing__row  row g-16 content-listing__icon-style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" btn-info content-listing__item show-items-hover-wrap btn-has-center-icon col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 col-xl-2 col-xxl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn rounded fw-bolder button-block-a__inner btn-info text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='button-block-a__inner-icon p-16 help-topic-svg-icon-wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"64px\" height=\"64px\" class=\"button-block-a__img help-topic-svg-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/wp-content\/themes\/help-unhcr\/images\/icons\/Family_Reunification.svg\" alt=\"Family reunification\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"button-block-a__inner-text  p-10 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/complementary-pathways\/family-reunification\/\" >Family reunification<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" btn-info content-listing__item show-items-hover-wrap btn-has-center-icon col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 col-xl-2 col-xxl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn rounded fw-bolder button-block-a__inner btn-info text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='button-block-a__inner-icon p-16 help-topic-svg-icon-wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"64px\" height=\"64px\" class=\"button-block-a__img help-topic-svg-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/wp-content\/themes\/help-unhcr\/images\/icons\/Education_1.svg\" alt=\"Education pathways\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"button-block-a__inner-text  p-10 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/complementary-pathways\/education-pathways-landing-page\/\" >Education pathways<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" btn-info content-listing__item show-items-hover-wrap btn-has-center-icon col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 col-xl-2 col-xxl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn rounded fw-bolder button-block-a__inner btn-info text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='button-block-a__inner-icon p-16 help-topic-svg-icon-wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"64px\" height=\"64px\" class=\"button-block-a__img help-topic-svg-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/wp-content\/themes\/help-unhcr\/images\/icons\/Work_income.svg\" alt=\"Labour mobility pathways\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"button-block-a__inner-text  p-10 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/complementary-pathways\/labour-mobility-pathways\/\" >Labour mobility pathways<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" btn-info content-listing__item show-items-hover-wrap btn-has-center-icon col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 col-xl-2 col-xxl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn rounded fw-bolder button-block-a__inner btn-info text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='button-block-a__inner-icon p-16 help-topic-svg-icon-wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"64px\" height=\"64px\" class=\"button-block-a__img help-topic-svg-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/wp-content\/themes\/help-unhcr\/images\/icons\/Community_support.svg\" alt=\"Private sponsorship\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"button-block-a__inner-text  p-10 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/complementary-pathways\/private-sponsorship\/\" >Private sponsorship<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" btn-info content-listing__item show-items-hover-wrap btn-has-center-icon col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 col-xl-2 col-xxl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn rounded fw-bolder button-block-a__inner btn-info text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='button-block-a__inner-icon p-16 help-topic-svg-icon-wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"64px\" height=\"64px\" class=\"button-block-a__img help-topic-svg-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/wp-content\/themes\/help-unhcr\/images\/icons\/Fraud_misconduct_b.svg\" alt=\"How to protect yourself and your family from fraud in complementary pathways?\u00a0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"button-block-a__inner-text  p-10 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/complementary-pathways\/how-to-protect-yourself-and-your-family-from-fraud-in-complementary-pathways\/\" >How to protect yourself and your family from fraud in complementary pathways?\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complementary pathways are legal ways for refugees and asylum-seekers to move to another country for purposes such as work, study, or family reunification. You can apply directly through the relevant programme, country, or organization. Decisions on who can enter and stay in a country are made solely by the authorities of that country. 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