{"id":147,"date":"2024-11-12T12:19:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T12:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/yemen\/?page_id=147"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:58:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:58:32","slug":"registration-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/yemen\/registration-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers\/","title":{"rendered":"Asylum in Yemen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-help-unhcr-alert alert alert-info\" id=\"alert-3280c7cc-3f06-42cc-854d-cdda1593ba0f\"><div class=\"alert__content alert__content d-flex align-items-center gap-8\"><div class=\"alert__text\"><p class=\"alert__description\"><strong>Asylum-seeker certificates<\/strong>\u00a0confirm your identity and facilitate your movement in Yemen.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5672c0cb0a7257251d64759e6420b7ab\" style=\"color:#0072bc\"><strong>Who is a refugee?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A refugee is someone forced to flee their country of origin due to persecution based on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Race<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Religion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nationality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Membership in a particular social group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Political opinion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generalized violence, conflict, or war<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Refugees cannot return to their home country due to risks to their safety and well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85efae159811402070933ffdc48a1c02\" style=\"color:#0072bc\"><strong>What is the difference between refugees and migrants?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Refugees<\/strong>: Flee their country due to persecution or serious human rights violations and need international protection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Migrants<\/strong>: Move to another country, often for economic reasons, and are not in need of international protection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3ff62b49e3e288bd3dcc7d2792655522\" style=\"color:#0072bc\"><strong>Can I access assistance if I am an asylum-seeker?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, asylum-seekers and refugees have equal access to assistance and services. Eligibility is based on vulnerability criteria, not status. Except for resettlement, which can only be considered for recognized refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fbf911150303c745bd95dec76f3f4cb2\" style=\"color:#0072bc\"><strong>Can I be considered for resettlement?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>UNHCR identifies and assesses cases for resettlement based on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vulnerability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resettlement eligibility criteria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Profiles requested by resettlement states<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Available resettlement places<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-92a4537e9b6ab59979f2a2052e7dc068\" style=\"color:#0072bc\"><strong>Can I return to my home country if I wish?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, individuals have the right to return to their home country. UNHCR can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide counselling and information to help you make an informed decision.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assist with the&nbsp;<strong>Assisted Spontaneous Return (ASR)<\/strong>&nbsp;program for Somali refugees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refer Ethiopian migrants to the&nbsp;<strong>Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR)<\/strong>&nbsp;program by IOM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact UNHCR offices in&nbsp;<strong>Aden<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>Sana\u2019a<\/strong>&nbsp;for assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0c3a2b09a98d72ad57bd5b2db6599546\" style=\"color:#0072bc\"><strong>Can Yemenis apply for asylum?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No, under international refugee law, Yemenis cannot apply for asylum within Yemen. For advice on seeking asylum outside Yemen, contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>UNHCR Regional Office, Amman, Jordan<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:JORRBPROT@unhcr.org\">JORRBPROT@unhcr.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2e458ceca2ad992f7de97cb3c3377def\" style=\"color:#0072bc\"><strong>How do I gain refugee status in Yemen?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Somalis<\/strong>: Refugee status is granted by IPNA upon registering asylum claims in Aden. In Sana\u2019a, Somalis are registered as asylum-seekers by IPNA\/BRA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Other Nationalities<\/strong>: Registered as asylum-seekers by IPNA\/BRA in Sana\u2019a or by UNHCR in Aden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\"  >For more information on registration of asylum and refugee status in Sana&#8217;a or Aiden area, select below your location and learn where to go <\/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-primary 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-primary 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 '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"64px\" height=\"64px\" class=\"button-block-a__img \" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/yemen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/126\/2024\/11\/registration3.png\" alt=\"Registration in Sana\u2019a\" \/>\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\/yemen\/registration-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers\/registration-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-sanaa\/\" >Registration in Sana\u2019a<\/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-primary 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-primary 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 '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"64px\" height=\"64px\" class=\"button-block-a__img \" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/yemen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/126\/2024\/11\/registration3.png\" alt=\"Registration in Aden Area\" \/>\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\/yemen\/registration-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers\/registration-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-aden-area\/\" >Registration in Aden Area<\/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\n\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"content-block content-block__list-wrap wp-block-help-unhcr-content-block\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"content-block__heading\"  >See also<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"content-block__description\" ><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block__item help-unhcr-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block__button btn btn-info w-100 mb-12 fw-bold text-start btn-has-right-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/yemen\/refugee-assistance\/\" >Refugee Assistance and Support<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/yemen\/wp-content\/themes\/help-unhcr\/images\/icons\/blue\/Right_Arrow.svg\" class=\"help-topic-svg-icon button-icon-right\" alt=\"Right_Arrow icon\">\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=\"content-block__item help-unhcr-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block__button btn btn-info w-100 mb-12 fw-bold text-start btn-has-right-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/yemen\/registration-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers\/registration-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-sanaa\/\" >Registration in Sana\u2019a<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/yemen\/wp-content\/themes\/help-unhcr\/images\/icons\/blue\/Right_Arrow.svg\" class=\"help-topic-svg-icon button-icon-right\" alt=\"Right_Arrow icon\">\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=\"content-block__item help-unhcr-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block__button btn btn-info w-100 mb-12 fw-bold text-start btn-has-right-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/yemen\/registration-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers\/registration-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-aden-area\/\" >Registration in Aden Area<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/yemen\/wp-content\/themes\/help-unhcr\/images\/icons\/blue\/Right_Arrow.svg\" class=\"help-topic-svg-icon button-icon-right\" alt=\"Right_Arrow icon\">\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=\"content-block__item help-unhcr-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block__button btn btn-info w-100 mb-12 fw-bold text-start btn-has-right-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/yemen\/about-unhcr-in-yemen\/\" >About UNHCR in Yemen<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/yemen\/wp-content\/themes\/help-unhcr\/images\/icons\/blue\/Right_Arrow.svg\" class=\"help-topic-svg-icon button-icon-right\" alt=\"Right_Arrow icon\">\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>Who is a refugee? A refugee is someone forced to flee their country of origin due to persecution based on: Refugees cannot return to their home country due to risks to their safety and well-being. What is the difference between refugees and migrants? Can I access assistance if I am an asylum-seeker? 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