{"id":1558,"date":"2018-01-23T15:33:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T15:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/quien-es-una-persona-refugiada\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:29:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:29:35","slug":"quien-es-una-persona-refugiada","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/quien-es-una-persona-refugiada\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Considered a Refugee?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A refugee is someone who <strong>had to leave their country<\/strong> because they were in danger. This can happen because of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>War<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Violence<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Persecution<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f1947b049c20ab05e52b32164b48568d\" style=\"background-color:#fdf799\">\u26a0\ufe0f If you are afraid of returning to your country because your life is at risk, you might be a refugee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705&nbsp;<strong>According to Mexican law, you are a refugee if:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>You fear persecution<\/strong> because of your race, religion, nationality, gender, political opinions, or belonging to a social group. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are <strong>outside your country<\/strong> and cannot get protection from your government. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your life, safety, or freedom are at risk because of:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Widespread violence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Armed conflicts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serious human rights violations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Situations that disturb public <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>Examples of risks:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Extortion, threats, beatings, or sexual violence<\/strong> by gangs or armed groups:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For refusing to cooperate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For not paying \u201cprotection money\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For refusing to be a partner of someone in the group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For witnessing a crime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Discrimination or attacks <\/strong>because of your religion, political ideas, nationality, or ethnicity. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Physical or sexual violence<\/strong> because of your gender identity or sexual orientation (LGBTIQ people).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Domestic violence<\/strong> (partner, ex-partner, family members). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Loss of home, land, or property. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Being forced into prostitution or marriage against your will. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Armed conflicts or severe violence in your community.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2139\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>Who can help you in Mexico?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>COMAR<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/where-to-seek-help\/contacta-a-la-comar\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1687\">Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance<\/a> (handles refugee applications).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>UNHCR<\/strong>: If you are a refugee, think you might be, or need information, contact UNHCR from anywhere in Mexico:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcde\u00a0<strong>Toll-free number:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"tel:+528002268769\">800 226 8769<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"tel:+528002832718\">800 283 2718<\/a>\u00a0<em>(Outside Mexico, dial +52 first)<\/em><br>\ud83d\udcf1\u00a0<strong>WhatsApp:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/+525570055950\">+52 55 7005 5950<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/+525525352950\">+52 55 2535 2950<\/a><br>\ud83d\udce7\u00a0<strong>e-mail:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:mexmeatencion@unhcr.org\">mexmeatencion@unhcr.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Facebook you can also find us as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ConfiaEnElJaguar\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ConfiaEnElJaguar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@Conf\u00edaEnElJaguar<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/\">&lt;&lt; Main page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A refugee is someone who had to leave their country because they were in danger. This can happen because of: \u26a0\ufe0f If you are afraid of returning to your country because your life is at risk, you might be a refugee. \u2705&nbsp;According to Mexican law, you are a refugee if: \u26a0\ufe0f&nbsp;Examples of risks: \u2139\ufe0f&nbsp;Who can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1558","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1558"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7603,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1558\/revisions\/7603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}