There are, however, only a few available places. Each year, many more people wish to be resettled than there are places available.
Resettlement is not a refugee’s right.
Each country independently determines the number of resettlement places and from which countries refugees will be admitted.
UNHCR identifies individuals for resettlement in accordance with the vulnerability criteria defined in the Resettlement Handbook.
UNHCR makes submissions for resettlement to resettlement countries from the country in which you or your family member/relative lives as a refugee.
UNHCR in that country is responsible for determining the need for resettlement and for deciding whether a case should be submitted for resettlement.
It is then the asylum/migration authorities in the resettlement countries who decide which cases to accept for resettlement. This decision is, amongst other things, based on the resettlement countries’ allocation of their resettlement quota/places.
The UNHCR Office covering Luxembourg is not responsible for selecting persons for resettlement.
If you currently have an ongoing resettlement procedure or wish to obtain information about resettlement, please contact UNHCR in the country where you are currently living.
There are no resettlement programmes for people who are already in Luxembourg to be resettled to another state, such as Canada or the United States.
For more information on resettlement and how it works, please consult UNHCR’s resettlement webpage. UNHCR also has a brochure with Frequently Asked Questions about resettlement, available on UNHCR Help FAQs.
