Authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admissions.
Date: 2023-03-17
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Authorities and Stakeholders Involved in 
Resettlement and Humanitarian Admissions 

Who is Who in International Protection in the EU+, 
Issue No 6 

March 2023 

 
 
 
WHO IS WHO IN INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION IN THE EU+ 

Contents 

Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 4 

The ‘Who is Who’ project ............................................................................................................... 5 

Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 5 

Key findings..................................................................................................................................... 6 

Legal framework ............................................................................................................................. 7 

Overview of authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and  
humanitarian admissions ............................................................................................................... 8 

Austria ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 
Belgium ................................................................................................................................................................ 11 
Bulgaria ................................................................................................................................................................13 
Croatia ................................................................................................................................................................. 15 
Cyprus ................................................................................................................................................................. 16 
Czechia ................................................................................................................................................................ 17 
Denmark ............................................................................................................................................................. 18 
Estonia ............................................................................................................................................................... 20 
Finland ................................................................................................................................................................ 21 
France ................................................................................................................................................................ 23 
Germany ............................................................................................................................................................ 25 
Greece ................................................................................................................................................................ 27 
Hungary ............................................................................................................................................................. 28 
Iceland................................................................................................................................................................ 29 
Ireland ..................................................................................................................................................................31 
Italy ....................................................................................................................................................................... 33 
Latvia .................................................................................................................................................................. 35 
Lithuania ............................................................................................................................................................ 36 
Luxembourg ..................................................................................................................................................... 38 
Malta ................................................................................................................................................................... 40 
Netherlands ...................................................................................................................................................... 42 
Norway ................................................................................................................................................................ 44 
Poland ................................................................................................................................................................ 46 
Portugal .............................................................................................................................................................. 47 
Romania ............................................................................................................................................................. 49 
Slovakia .............................................................................................................................................................. 51 
Slovenia ............................................................................................................................................................. 52 
Spain ................................................................................................................................................................... 54 
Sweden .............................................................................................................................................................. 56 
Switzerland ....................................................................................................................................................... 58 

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The ‘Who is Who’ project 

‘Who is Who’ is a mapping project of various stakeholders and their roles in asylum and 
reception systems at the European, national and local levels. They key stakeholders and their 
roles are presented as defined in national policies and legislation and implemented in 
practice. The different competences and interlinks between stakeholders are also outlined.  

The information is available online on the Who is Who platform: 
https://whoiswho.euaa.europa.eu/  

An interactive version of this report can also be found on the platform: 
https://whoiswho.euaa.europa.eu/resettlement 

Methodology 

The methodology applied to the EUAA Asylum Report is followed in the Who is Who project. 
Accordingly, the Information and Analysis Sector undertakes desk research based on publicly 
available sources and EUAA reports. The information is validated by EU+ countries1 and other 
stakeholders, if applicable. 

The information in this issue has been reviewed and validated in cooperation with the EUAA 
Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Network. Information was not validated by the 
following countries, which are currently not implementing programmes: Austria, Cyprus, 
Czechia, Estonia, Hungary and Latvia.  

1 EU+ countries include EU Member States, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. 

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Key findings 

  20 out of 30 EU+ countries currently implement resettlement and 

humanitarian admissions programmes. Community sponsorship programmes 
are ongoing in 5 EU+ countries.  

  UNHCR continues to play the main role in the identification and referral of 

refugees. Only in a few countries (Bulgaria, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and 
Romania), national authorities are also involved in this first phase of the 
procedure. Civil society organisations have a role in the identification and 
referral of possible refugees to be resettled through humanitarian corridor 
programmes (in Belgium, France and Italy). UNHCR is also involved in other 
stages of the procedure in some countries. For instance, the organisation 
participates in the selection process carried out by Germany. In France, 
Iceland and Ireland, UNHCR also supports travel arrangements. In Italy, this 
support is also extended to the arrival phase.   

  The role of the IOM varies depending on the agreement signed with the 

national authorities. IOM activities are focused on pre-departure orientation in 
most countries, with the exception of 6 EU+ countries where the IOM does not 
have a role in the preparation of refugees for their upcoming resettlement. 
Additionally, the IOM is responsible for travel arrangements, including 
paperwork and, in some cases, the provision of escorts to accompany 
vulnerable refugees during their travel to the country of resettlement. IOM 
support at arrival is limited to just 2 EU+ countries (namely Portugal and 
France). 

  Various national authorities are involved in the implementation of resettlement 

and humanitarian admission programmes. Immigration offices, asylum 
authorities and security services are involved in the first phase of selection. 
Reception authorities are responsible for the preparation of refugees for their 
journey, which involves the provision of pre-departure orientation 
programmes, assistance during travel and support upon arrival at the country 
of resettlement.2  

  In 11 EU+ countries, receiving municipalities and regions play a key role in the 

implementation of resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes and 
the integration of resettled refugees. 

2 For more information on national authorities involved in the asylum procedure and reception in EU+ countries, 
consult the EUAA’s Who is Who in International Protection.  

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Legal framework  

Resettlement means the admission following a referral from UNHCR of third-country nationals 
or stateless persons from a third country to which they have been displaced, to the territory of 
the Member States, and who are granted international protection and have access to a 
durable solution in accordance with Union and national laws.3  

As an expression of international solidarity, resettlement involves several national and 
international stakeholders. Through EU resettlement schemes, countries can make national 
pledges for the number of third-country nationals that they commit to admit, with the aim of 
better managing migration based on predictable timelines, common grounds for eligibility and 
rigorous security checks.  

Other national programmes exist which complement resettlement programmes to provide 
protection to refugees. Humanitarian Admission Programmes are complementary pathways to 
international protection through which a country can admit a group of refugees by providing 
temporary protection on humanitarian grounds.4 Different practices prevail in the 
implementation of these programmes at the national level. 

Since 2003, the European Commission has increasingly highlighted resettlement as part of a 
comprehensive asylum policy and a way to improve the management of entry by people in 
need of international protection. Following the presentation of the 2015 European Agenda on 
Migration, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission agreed to set up 
an EU-wide resettlement scheme aiming to admit a total of 20,000 persons during a 2-year 
period of implementation. To help implement the Council Conclusions of 20 July 2015, 
significant financial resources were allocated to resettlement efforts through the Asylum, 
Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF). These instruments serve as the legal basis through 
which EU+ countries can pledge the number of refugees to be transferred to their territories. 

The EU-Türkiye Statement, signed in March 2016, became an additional instrument through 
which EU+ countries could resettle refugees through organised, safe and legal channels, and 
end the flow of irregular migration from Türkiye to the EU. In 2017, the European Commission 
published Recommendations on enhancing legal pathways for persons in need of 
international protection. Through this programme, EU+ countries pledged to resettle new 
groups of refugees for a 2-year period, covering 2018-20195 and 2020–2021.6  

3 Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the Asylum,  
Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF Regulation), article 2.8, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021R1147&from=EN  
4 SHARE Network (European Resettlement Network and other legal pathways) (2022, May 3). Humanitarian 
admission: Enhancing Humanitarian Admission in Europe. https://icmc.cmbox.be/page/humanitarian-admission     
5 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2017/1803 of 3 October 2017 on enhancing legal pathways for persons in 
need of international protection (notified under document C (2017) 6504) https://eur-
lex.europa.eu/eli/reco/2017/1803/oj  
6 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2020/1364 of 23 September 2020 on legal pathways to protection in the EU: 
promoting resettlement, humanitarian admission and other complementary pathways. https://eur-
lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32020H1364  

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While resettlement into the EU+ has been ongoing for several years, to date all initiatives have 
been a compilation of national or multilateral programmes or organised in an ad hoc manner. 
To create a more stable framework, the European Commission’s proposal for a Union 
Resettlement Framework was developed to build on existing resettlement and humanitarian 
admission initiatives in EU+ countries. The proposal, which has been under negotiation since 
2016, will become a key document for the legal framework in this area. 

Overview of authorities and stakeholders 
involved in resettlement and humanitarian 
admissions  

This overview presents the programmes that are currently implemented in each EU+ country 
and a mapping of the national authorities responsible for resettlement and humanitarian 
admission programmes and the stakeholders involved in the implementation of such 
programmes.  

For each country, the following elements are included:  

  Roles and competences of national authorities and stakeholders for each stage of the 

procedure: 

• 

Identification and referral: Individuals or families must first meet preconditions, that 
is, they need to have been determined as refugees7 by UNHCR and, upon an 
assessment of all possible pathways, resettlement must be identified as the most 
appropriate solution. They also need to fall under at least one of the seven 
resettlement submission categories: individuals with legal or physical protection 
needs; individuals with medical needs; women and girls at risk; individuals seeking 
family reunification; children and adolescents at risk; and individuals for whom no 
alternative, durable solution is foreseeable. When cases are referred for 
resettlement, staff from UNHCR field offices or affiliated NGO staff conduct an 
assessment interview and a registration form is prepared.8 

•  Selection: Countries that have agreed to host resettled refugees should consider a 
certain number of submissions by UNHCR each year. Through an established 
consultation process, countries determine the size and composition of their 
resettlement programmes and assess the resettlement registration forms 
submitted by UNHCR. While some states make the selections based solely on the 

7 In exceptional cases, resettlement is considered for non-refugee, stateless persons or for non-refugee, dependent 
family members for the purposes of family reunification. 
8 SHARE Network (European Resettlement Network and other legal pathways) (2021, May 12). Identification phase. 
https://icmc.cmbox.be/journey/identification-phase  

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registration forms (‘dossier selection’), others perform face-to-face interviews by 
government officials who travel to the country of asylum to meet the candidates.9  

•  Pre-departure assistance: Refugees selected for resettlement are offered 

orientation programmes on the journey and life ahead in the new host country. 
NGOs and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) collaborate with 
governments, local authorities and reception and integration authorities to ensure 
a successful resettlement. Candidates undergo a pre-departure health assessment 
to ensure that they are fit to travel and receive sufficient assistance, if required.10  

•  Travel: Travel documents need to be obtained from the embassies and consulates 

of the resettlement country. To help refugees prepare for the journey, pre-
embarkation briefings and checks are organised. Transportation and passenger 
assistance are arranged for embarkation, transit and arrival.11  

•  Arrival and reception: Upon arrival in the country of resettlement, refugees are 
offered a set of reception conditions provided by central government agencies, 
regional/local authorities and civil society organisations. Sometimes resettled 
refugees are accommodated in centralised reception facilities before moving to 
long-term accommodation in the community. Post-arrival orientation sessions assist 
refugees in their transition to the country of resettlement by providing information 
on the local area and agencies which can provide support and assistance. The 
reception phase may also include a health assessment of newly-arriving refugees 
to verify the information received prior to arrival, and if needed, further medical 
care can be arranged.12 

• 

Integration: As refugees adapt to the new surroundings, they become more 
independent and self-sufficient. Receiving societies can facilitate the process by 
providing a supportive environment. Integration is a multi-level process which 
requires the involvement of various social constituencies to foster cohesive and 
equitable societies, including a secure legal status, language-learning, employment 
and education, in addition to a feeling of ownership and belongingness. This phase 
is out of the scope of this project, so authorities and stakeholders with 
competences in this stage are not captured. 

  Legal basis 

  List of programmes (resettlement, humanitarian admission and community 

sponsorship) currently implemented. 

9 SHARE Network (European Resettlement Network and other legal pathways). (2021, May 12). Selection phase. 
https://icmc.cmbox.be/journey/selection-phase  
10 SHARE Network (European Resettlement Network and other legal pathways). (2021, May 12). Pre-departure 
assistance phase. https://icmc.cmbox.be/journey/pre-departure-assistance-phase  
11 SHARE Network (European Resettlement Network and other legal pathways). (2021, May 12). Travel phase. 
https://icmc.cmbox.be/journey/travel-phase  
12 SHARE Network (European Resettlement Network and other legal pathways). (2021, May 12). Reception phase. 
https://icmc.cmbox.be/journey/reception-phase  

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Austria  

Austria currently does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes.  

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Belgium    

AUTHORITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN RESETTLEMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ADMISSIONS 

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

Sant’Egidio  

Selection 

Pre-departure assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

Office of the Commissioner 
General for Refuges and Stateless 
Persons (CGRS) | Commissariat 
Général aux Réfugiés et aux 
Apatrides (CGRA) | 
Commissariaatgeneraal voor de 
vluchtelingen en de staatlozen 
(CGVS) 

State Security Services | Veiligheid 
van de Staat | Sûreté de l'Etat 
(VSSE)  

Immigration Office | Office des 
Étrangers | Vreemdelingezaken  

Minister for asylum and migration | 
Secrétaire d’État à l’Asile et la 
Migration | Staatssecretaris voor 
Asiel en Migratie.  

Federal Agency for the 
Reception of Asylum Seekers 
and Refugees (Fedasil) | 
Agence fédérale pour l'accueil 
des demandeurs d'asile | 
Federaal agentschap voor de 
opvang van asielzoekers 

International Organization for 
Migration (IOM) 

Sant’Egidio 

Immigration Office | Office des 
Étrangers | Vreemdelingezaken  

Belgian Embassies Federal 
Public Service (FPS) Foreign 
Affairs, Foreign Trade and 
Development Cooperation | 
Service public fédéral (SPF) 
Affaires étrangères Commerce 
extérieur et Coopération au 
développement | Federale 
Overheidsdienst (FOD) 

Federal Agency for the Reception of 
Asylum Seekers and Refugees 
(Fedasil) | Agence fédérale pour 
l'accueil des demandeurs d'asile | 
Federaal agentschap voor de opvang 
van asielzoekers 

Municipalities Public Social Welfare 
Centres (PSWC) | Centres Publics 
d'Action Sociale (CPAS) | Openbaar 
Centrum voor Maatschappelijk 
Welzijn (OCMW) and regions  

Buitenlandse Zaken,  
Buitenlandse Handel en 

Civil society organisations (e.g. 
Caritas and Sant’Egidio).  

Ontwikkelingssamenwerking 

International Organization for 
Migration (IOM) 

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Legal basis 
There are no specific provisions on resettlement in Belgian legislation on immigration, reception and integration. Therefore, resettlement is 
managed within existing legislation. However, Belgium is considering to include resettlement in the Immigration or Aliens Act | Loi du 15 
décembre 1980 sur l’accès au territoire, le séjour, l’établissement et l’éloignement des étrangers. 

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

Resettlement programme is based on annual quotas 
within the framework of the European Resettlement 
Programme.  

Humanitarian corridor | Couloir Humanitaire programm 
for the period of 2022-2024, in collaboration with the 
association Sant’Egidio.   

Community Sponsorship Programme as part of a 3-
year pilot project. Implemented in collaboration with 
Caritas and SB Overseas as partner organisations.  

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Bulgaria   

AUTHORITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN RESETTLEMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ADMISSIONS 

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

State Agency for Refugees (SAR) 
at the Council of Ministers | 
Държавна агенция за 
бежанците при Министерския 
съвет 

State Agency for Refugees 
(SAR) at the Council of 
Ministers | Държавна 
агенция за бежанците при 
Министерския съвет 

State Agency for Refugees 
(SAR) at the Council of 
Ministers | Държавна 
агенция за бежанците при 
Министерския съвет 

State Agency for Refugees (SAR) with the 
Council of Ministers | Държавна агенция 
за бежанците при Министерския съвет 

Municipalities 

European Union Agency for 
Asylum (EUAA) - 
Resettlement Support 
Facility (RSF) in Türkiye 

Consular services under the 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 
Министерство на външните 
работи   

United Nations High 
Commissioner for Refugees 
(UNHCR) 

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Legal basis 

Law on Asylum and Refugees (LAR) | Закон за убежището и бежанците 

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission 
Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

Resettlement programme is based on 
annual quotas within the framework of the 
European Resettlement Programme. 

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Croatia  

Croatia currently does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes. 

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Cyprus  

Cyprus currently does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes. 

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Czechia  

Czechia currently does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes. 

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Denmark  

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

Danish Immigration Service 
(DIS) | Udlændingestyrelsen 

Danish Immigration Service 
(DIS) | Udlændingestyrelsen 

Danish Immigration Service 
(DIS) | Udlændingestyrelsen 

Danish Immigration Service (DIS) | 
Udlændingestyrelsen 

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) | 
Dansk Flygtningehjælp 

Ministry of Immigration and 
Integration | Udlændinge- 
og Integrationsministeriet. 

Receiving municipalities 
may participate in 
predeparture orientations 

International Organization for 
Migration (IOM) 

Receiving municipalities 

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) | Dansk 
Flygtningehjælp 

Danish Red Cross (DRC) | Røde Kors i 
Danmark 

Church Integration Service (KIT) | Kirkernes 
Integrations Tjeneste  

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Legal basis 

Danish Aliens Act, Section 8 | Udlændingeloven   

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission 
Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

National resettlement programme is 
based on an annual quota decided by the 
Danish Minister of Immigration.   

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Estonia  

Estonia currently does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes. 

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Finland  

AUTHORITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN RESETTLEMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ADMISSIONS 

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

Selection 

Finnish Immigration Service | 
Maahanmuuttovirasto   

Finnish Security Intelligence 
Service (SUPO) | Suojelupoliisi 
Skyddspolisen 

Municipalities and administrative 
districts (integration experts) 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Finnish Immigration 
Service | 
Maahanmuuttovirasto   

International Organization 
for Migration (IOM) 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

Finnish Immigration Service | 
Maahanmuuttovirasto   

Finnish Border Guard (RAJA) | 
Rajavartiolaitos 

Finnish Red Cross (FRC) 

Municipalities and local government 

Finnish missions abroad, 
Ministry for Foreign Affairs | 
Ulkoministeriö 
Utrikesministeriet  

International Organization for 
Migration (IOM) 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for Refugees 
(UNHCR) 

Finnish Red Cross (FRC) 

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Legal basis 

Finnish Aliens Act, Section 90, 91 and 92 | Ulkomaalaislaki 

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

Resettlement programme is based on annual quotas 
within the framework of the European Resettlement 
Programme.  

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France 

AUTHORITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN RESETTLEMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ADMISSIONS 

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

In the case of the 
humanitarian corridors, 
the identification and 
referral of potential 
refugees is done by 
fourorganisations with 
which the government 
has signed specific 
agreements. These are: 
Community of 
Sant'Egidio, Socials 
Weeks of France;  
Protestant Federation of 
France (FEP), and 
Federation of Protestant 
Mutual Aid  

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

Ministry for Europe and 
Foreign Affairs | Ministère 
de l'Europe et des Affaires 
étrangères, French 
embassies and consulates 
abroad 

International Organization 
for Migration (IOM) 

Ministry of the Interior | 
Directorate General for 
Foreigners | Direction Générale 
des Étrangers en France (DGEF) 

Security Services 

French Office for the Protection 
of Refugees and Stateless 
Persons | Office Français de 
Protection des Réfugiés et 
Apatrides (OFPRA) 

For educational corridors, 
University Agency for the 
Francophonie | L’Agence 
Universitaire de la Francophonie 
(AUF), United Nations High 
Commissioner for Refugees 
(UNHCR) and French schools and 
universities. 

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International Organization for 
Migration (IOM) 

International Organization for Migration 
(IOM) 

Partners organisations with which the 
government has agreements, such as local 
NGOs, private companies or local 
representations of national operators.  

For humanitarian corridors, arrival and 
reception is managed by these following 
associations:  Community of Sant'Egidio,  
Socials Weeks of France, Protestant 
Federation of France (FEP), and Federation 
of Protestant Mutual Aid  

For educational corridors, organisations 
such as the University Agency for the 
Francophonie | L’Agence Universitaire de la 
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For educational 
corridors (UNIV’R 
project): University 
Agency for the 
Francophonie | 
L’Agence Universitaire 
de la Francophonie 
(AUF) and UNHCR. 

Legal basis 

The Code of the Entry and Stay of Foreigners and Asylum Law | Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile (CESEDA) 

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

Resettlement programme is based on annual quotas 
within the framework of the European Resettlement 
Programme. 

The framework-agreement between France and the 
UNHCR is based on the target set in 2008 to examine 
on a dossier-basis about one hundred refugee cases 
identified by the UNHCR per year. 

Humanitarian Corridors | Couloir Humanitaire based on 
the asylum visa system, in collaboration with four faith-
based organisations.  

University corridor ‘UNIV'R project’ 

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Germany  

AUTHORITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN RESETTLEMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ADMISSIONS 

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

Federal Office for Migration and 
Refugees | Bundesamt für 
Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF) 

International Organization 
for Migration (IOM) 

Federal Ministry of the Interior 
and Community |  
Bundesministerium des Innern 
und für Heimat (BMI) 

Federal Foreign Office | 
Auswärtiges Amt (AA)  

United Nations High 
Commissioner for Refugees 
(UNHCR) 

Federal Office for Migration 
and Refugees | Bundesamt 
für Migration und Flüchtlinge 
(BAMF) 

International Organization for 
Migration (IOM) 

Ministries of the Interior of the federal 
states and local authorities (in particular, 
foreigners’ authorities, social welfare 
authorities and local health authorities, 
when needed).  

Civil society organisations, including NGOs 
and church stakeholders.  

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Legal basis 

The Act on the Residence, Employment and Integration of Foreigners in Federal Territory (The Residence Act), Section 23 | Gesetz über den 
Aufenthalt, die Erwerbstätigkeit und die Integration von Ausländern im Bundesgebiet (Aufenthaltsgesetz) 

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

Resettlement programme is based on annual quotas 
within the framework of the European Resettlement 
Programme. 

Humanitarian admission programme for Syrian 
refugees from Türkiye  

Federal private sponsorship programme: ‘New Start in a 
Team’ | Neustart im Team (NesT) 

Federal admission programme for Afghanistan 
2022/2023 | Bundeszulassungsprogramm für 
Afghanistan  

Federal state admission programmes based on 
UNHCR referrals. The current admission programmes 
that exist are in Berlin and Brandenburg. 

Federal state admission programmes, focus on family 
reunification where there are not UNHCR referrals, for 
Syrians (Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Schleswig-
Holstein, Thuringia) and for Afghans (Berlin and 
Thuringia, Hessen planned).  

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Greece  

Greece currently does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes. 

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Hungary  

Hungary currently does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes. 

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Iceland 

AUTHORITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN RESETTLEMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ADMISSIONS 

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

Directorate of Immigration | 
Útlendingastofnun 

International Organization 
for Migration (IOM) 

International Organization for 
Migration (IOM)  

Directorate of Immigration | 
Útlendingastofnun 

Icelandic Refugee Committee 
(comprised of members of the 
Ministry of the Interior | 
Innanríkisráðherra, the Ministry of 
Social Affairs and Labour | 
Félags- og 
vinnumarkaðsráðuneytið, and the 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 
Utanríkisráðuneytið)  

United Nations High 
Commissioner for Refugees 
(UNHCR) 

Icelandic Refugee Committee (comprised of 
members of the Ministry of the Interior | 
Innanríkisráðherra,  the Ministry of Social 
Affairs and Labour | Félags- og 
vinnumarkaðsráðuneytið and the Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs | Utanríkisráðuneytið)  

Municipalities and local authorities 

Icelandic Red Cross | Rauði krossinn 

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Legal basis 

Foreign Nationals Act, (Article 43) | Lög um útlendinga 

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission 
Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

National resettlement programme is 
based on an annual quota decided by the 
government.  

Humanitarian Admission programme for 
Afghan nationals 

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Ireland 

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) in 
cooperation with 
partner organisations at 
the local level 

Irish refugee resettlement teams 
comprised by officials of the Irish 
Refugee Protection Programme 
unit (IRRP) and the Ireland’s 
National Police and Security 
Service | An Garda Síochána 

International Organization 
for Migration (IOM) 

International Organization for 
Migration (IOM) 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for Refugees 
(UNHCR) 

The Department of Children, Equality, 
Disability, Integration and Youth | An Roinn 
Leanaí, Comhionannais, Míchumais, 
Lánpháirtíochta agus Óige  

Irish Refugee Protection Programme  (IRRP) 

Community sponsorship programmes: 
Regional Support Organisations (RSOs), 
such as Nasc, Doras, the Irish Refugee 
Council and the Irish Red Cross, and local 
voluntary groups, such as neighbours, 
friends, colleagues or member of local 
sports clubs.  

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Legal basis 

International Protection Act No 66 of 2015 

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

The Irish Refugee Resettlement Programme (IRRP) to 
resettled refugees is based on annual quotas and within 
the framework of the European Resettlement 
Programme.  

Humanitarian Admission Programme 

Community Sponsorship Ireland (CSI) 

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Italy 

AUTHORITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN RESETTLEMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ADMISSIONS 

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

For humanitarian 
corridors, civil society 
organisations with 
which the government 
has signed a 
Memorandum of 
Understanding 
(e.g. Sant’Egidio, the 
Waldensian Evangelical 
Church, Federation of 
Evangelical Churches in 
Italy (FCEI) and Italian 
Bishops Conference 
(ARCI)). 

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

Ministry of the Interior | Ministero 
dell'Interno 

Civil society organisation with 
which the government has 
signed a Memorandum of 
Understanding (e.g. Sant’Egidio, 
the Waldensian Evangelical 
Church, Federation of 
Evangelical Churches in Italy 
(FCEI) and Italian Bishops 
Conference (ARCI)). 

European Union Agency for 
Asylum (EUAA) - 
Resettlement Support 
Facility (RSF) in Türkiye 

International Organization 
for Migration (IOM) for 
humanitarian corridors and 
evacuations from 
Afghanistan. 

Civil society organisations 
for humanitarian corridors 
from Lebanon, Jordan, 
Niger and Ethiopia.   

Ministry of the Interior | 
Ministero dell'Interno 

United Nations High Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

International Organization for 
Migration (IOM) 

Ministry of the Interior | Ministero 
dell'Interno 

Civil society organisations for 
humanitarian corridors from 
Lebanon, Jordan, Niger and 
Ethiopia.   

Reception and Integration system (SAI), 
under the department of civil liberties and 
immigration of the Ministry of the Interior. 

Civil society organisations such as: 
Sant’Egidio Community | Comunità 
San’Egidio, Federation of Evangelical 
Churches |  Federazione delle Chiese 
Evangeliche (FCEI), Waldensian Evangelical 
Church | Chiesa Evangelica Valdese,  
Caritas Italy | Caritas Italiana and Italian 
Bishops Conference (ARCI) 

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Legal basis 

There is no specific national legislation regulating resettlement in Italy. The existing Italian legislation on refugees and international protection 
apply. 

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

Resettlement programme is based on annual 
quotas within the framework of the European 
Resettlement Programme. 

Humanitarian Corridors from Lebanon  

Humanitarian Corridors from Niger, Ethiopia and Jordan. 

Humanitarian Corridors/Evacuations for Afghans.   

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Latvia  

Latvia currently does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes. 

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Lithuania  

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR)  

Migration Department, Asylum 
Division | Migracijos 
departamentas (MD)  

United Nations High 
Commissioner for Refugees 
(UNHCR)  

Migration Department | 
Migracijos departamentas 
(MD) 

Refugee Reception centres | Pabėgėlių 
priėmimo centras (RRC), under the Ministry 
of Social Security and Labour | Socialinės 
apsaugos ir darbo ministerija (MSSL) 

State Security Department | 
Valstybės saugumo 
departamentas (SSD) 

Police Department | Policijos 
departamentas (PD) 

State Border Guard Service | 
Valstybės sienos apsaugos 
tarnyba (SBGS) 

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Legal basis 

Law Nr. XIV-1593 on the Legal Status of Aliens, 29 April 2004 | Lietuvos Respublikos įstatymas dėl užsieniečių teisinės padėties 

Order No 1V-131 On the approval of the procedure for granting and cancellation of asylum in the Republic of Lithuania, 24 February 2016 | Dėl 
prieglobsčio Lietuvos Respublikoje suteikimo ir panaikinimo tvarkos aprašo 

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

The national programme of the 2021-2027 Asylum, 
Migration and Integration Fund (currently only a draft 
version of the program is available). 

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Luxembourg  

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

Directorate of Immigration | 
Direction de l’immigration, 
Ministry of Foreign and European 
Affairs | Ministère des Affaires 
étrangères et européennes 
(MAEE) 

State Intelligence Services | 
Service de renseignement de 
l'État (SRE) 

Police Lëtzebuerg, Criminal 
investigation department (Service 
de police judiciaire - SPJ 

International Organization 
for Migration (IOM) 

International Organization for 
Migration (IOM) 

Directorate of Immigration | Direction de 
l’immigration 

Directorate of Immigration | 
Direction de l’immigration, 
Ministry of Foreign and 
European Affairs | Ministère 
des Affaires étrangères et 
européennes (MAEE) 

National Reception Office | Office national 
de l'accueil (ONA) 

Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs | 
Ministère des Affaires étrangères et 
européennes (MAEE) 

Health Inspection Department,  Ministry of 
Health | Ministère de la Santé 

Luxembourgish Red Cross | Croix-Rouge 
Luxembourgeoise 

Luxembourg Center for Integration and 
Social Cohesion | Centre luxembourgeois 
pour l’intégration et la cohésion sociale 
(LISKO) | Lëtzebuerger Integratiouns- a 
Sozialkohäsiounszenter (LISKO) 

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Legal basis 

Resettlement is handled within existing legislation, including the Law A255 of 18 December 2015 on International and Temporary Protection, et 
al. | Loi A255 du 18 Décembre 2015 relative à la protection international et à la protection temporaire, et al.  

The resettlement quota is mentioned in the current governmental programme (2018-2023). 

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Resettlement programme is based on 
annual quotas within the framework of the 
European Resettlement Programme. 

Humanitarian Admission 
Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission Programme  

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

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Malta 

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

International Protection Agency 
(IPA) 

International Organization 
for Migration (IOM) 

International Organization for 
Migration (IOM) 

Agency for the Welfare of Asylum Seekers 
(AWAS)  

Health authorities from the 
Ministry of Health  

Immigration Branch – Malta 
Police Force 

Identity Malta Agency   

Health authorities from the Ministry of 
Health  

Social security services from the 
Department of Social Security  

Education department from the Ministry of 
Education 

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Legal basis 

There is no legal provision on resettlement or humanitarian admissions.  

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission 
Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

Resettlement programme is based on 
annual quotas within the framework of the 
European Resettlement Programme. 

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Netherlands  

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

Immigration and 
Naturalisation Service 
(INS) | Immigratie en 
Naturalisatiedienst (IND) 

Immigration and Naturalisation 
Service (INS) | Immigratie en 
Naturalisatiedienst (IND) 

Bureau Medical Advisors (BMA) 
of the Immigration and 
Naturalisation Service | | Bureau 
Medische Adviseurs (BMA) van 
de Immigratie en 
Naturalisatiedienst  

The Central Agency for the 
Reception of Asylum Seekers 
(COA) | Centraal Orgaan opvang 
asielzoekers 

Aliens Police, Identification and 
Human Trafficking Department | 
Afdeling Vreemdelingenpolitie 
Identificatie en Mensenhandel 
(AVIM) 

The Central Agency for the 
Reception of Asylum 
Seekers (COA) | Centraal 
Orgaan opvang 
asielzoekers 

The Central Agency for the 
Reception of Asylum Seekers 
(COA) | Centraal Orgaan 
opvang asielzoekers 

Dutch diplomatic 
representations abroad, 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |  
Ministerie van Buitenlandse 
Zaken (BZ) 

International Organization for 
Migration (IOM) 

The Central Agency for the Reception of 
Asylum Seekers (COA) | Centraal Orgaan 
opvang asielzoekers 

Aliens Police, Identification and Human 
Trafficking Department | Afdeling 
Vreemdelingenpolitie Identificatie en 
Mensenhandel (AVIM) 

Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment | 
Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en 
Werkgelegenheid 

Receiving municipalities 

Dutch Refugee Council |  
Vluchtelingenwerk 

NGOs and civil society organisations 

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AUTHORITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN RESETTLEMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ADMISSIONS 

Royal Netherlands 
Marechaussee | Koninklijke 
Marechaussee (KMar) 

National Intelligence Services |  
Nationale Inlichtingendiensten 

Legal basis 

Resettlement is handled within existing asylum legislation and the Aliens Act Implementation Guidelines (Chapter C.1.4.7) | 
Vreemdelingencirculaire 2000. 

The national resettlement policy framework is established on a multiannual basis (and -if applicable- amended)  by the Minister for Migration 
(letters to Parliament), for instance, the Letter to Parliament on Multi-year policy framework for resettlement 2020 2023 | Kamerbrief over 
Meerjarig beleidskader hervestiging 2020 2023 

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

Multiannual resettlement policy framework (national 
quota) 2020-2023.  

Resettlement in the framework of (EU) migration 
cooperation with third countries 

The combined effort of the multiannual resettlement 
policy framework and resettlement in the framework of 
migration cooperation with third countries makes up 
the Dutch pledge for EU Resettlement Programmes. 

2021-2022 Transfer of specific categories of Afghan 
nationals in relation to the Taliban’s seizure of power 
(although these transfers are not considered 
humanitarian admission schemes at the national level, 
they are operated in such a way that they fulfil the 
criteria of humanitarian admission in the context of the 
EU 2021-2022 Resettlement and humanitarian 
admission programme) 

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Norway  

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

The Norwegian Directorate of 
Immigration | 
Utlendingsdirektoratet (UDI) 

Directorate of Integration 
and Diversity |  Integrerings- 
og mangfoldsdirektoratet 
(IMDi) 

Norwegian Foreign Service 
under the Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs | 
Utenriksdepartementet 

Local government and municipalities 

Norwegian NGOs 

International Organization for 
Migration (IOM)  

National Police Immigration 
Service (NPIS) | Politiets 
utlendingsenhet 

International Organization 
for Migration (IOM)  

In some cases, referrals 
can be done by:  

Police Security Service | Politiets 
sikkerhetstjeneste  

-  Norwegian embassies 

in the countries of 
origin 

-  PEN Norway, where 
the applicant will be 
part of Cities of 
Refuge Network 

-  International Criminal 
Courts with which 
Norway has witness 
resettlement 
agreement 

-  Norwegian NGOs 

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Legal basis 

Immigration Act, Guidelines for work with transfer refugees, Section 35 | G-04/2015: Retningslinjer for arbeidet med overføringsflyktninger jf. 
utlendingsloven § 35 

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission 
Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

National resettlement programme is 
based on an annual quota.  

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Poland  

Poland currently does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes. 

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Portugal 

AUTHORITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN RESETTLEMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ADMISSIONS 

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

Immigration and Border 
Service | Serviço de 
Estrangeiros e 
Fronteiras (SEF) 

High Commission for 
Migration (ACM) | Alto 
Comissariado para as 
Migrações 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

Immigration and Border Service | Serviço 
de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF) 

High Commission for Migration (ACM) | Alto 
Comissariado para as Migrações  

International Organization for Migration 
(IOM) 

Civil society organisations 

Immigration and Border Service | 
Serviço de Estrangeiros e 
Fronteiras (SEF) 

International Organization 
for Migration (IOM)  

Portuguese diplomatic 
missions and Portuguese 
Immigration Service.  

High Commission for Migration 
(ACM) | Alto Comissariado para 
as Migrações 

Central anti-terrorism unit | 
Unidade Central anti-terrorismo 
da Policia Judiciária (UCAT-PJ) 

Security Intelligence Service | 
Serviço de Informações de 
Segurança (SIS) 

Immigration and Border 
Service | Serviço de 
Estrangeiros e Fronteiras 
(SEF) in cooperation with the 
Directorate General for 
Consular Affairs and 
Portuguese Communities | 
Serviço da Direção-Geral dos 
Assuntos Consulares e das 
Comunidades Portuguesas 
(DGACCP) 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for Refugees 
(UNHCR)  

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International Organization for 
Migration (IOM)  

Legal basis 

Asylum Act, Act No 27/2008 of 30 June 2008 establishing the conditions for granting asylum or subsidiary protection, transposing Directives 
2004/83/EC and 2005/85/EC (Article 35) | Lei n.º 27/2008, de 30 de Junho, que estabelece as condições e procedimentos de concessão de 
asilo ou protecção subsidiária e os estatutos de requerente de asilo, de refugiado e de protecção subsidiária, transpondo para a ordem 
jurídica interna as Directivas n.os 2004/83/CE, do Conselho, de 29 de Abril, e 2005/85/CE, do Conselho, de 1 de Dezembro 

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Resettlement programme is based on 
annual quotas within the framework of the 
European Resettlement Programme. 

Resettlement programme within the 
framework of the EU-Türkiye Statement  

Humanitarian Admission 
Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission Programme, 
including transfer of Afghans nationals 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

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Romania  

AUTHORITIES AND ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED IN RESETTLEMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ADMISSIONS 

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

General Inspectorate for 
Immigration | Inspectoratul 
General pentru Imigrări (GII) 

General Inspectorate for 
Immigration | Inspectoratul 
General pentru Imigrări (GII) 

General Inspectorate for 
Immigration | Inspectoratul 
General pentru Imigrări (GII) 

General Inspectorate for Immigration | 
Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrări (GII) 

General Inspectorate for 
Immigration |  

Inspectoratul General 
pentru Imigrări (GII) 

Directorate for Asylum and 
Integration (DAI) | 
Inspectoratul General 
pentru Imigrări – Direcția 
Azil și Integrare (IGI-DAI) 

Directorate for Asylum and 
Integration (DAI) | 
Inspectoratul General pentru 
Imigrări – Direcția Azil și 
Integrare (IGI-DAI) 

International Organization 
for Migration (IOM) 

International Organization for 
Migration (IOM) 

Directorate for Asylum and Integration 
(DAI) | Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrări 
– Direcția Azil și Integrare (IGI-DAI) 

Partner NGOs 

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Legal basis 

Law No 122/2006 on Asylum in Romania (Asylum Act) | Legeanr. 122 din 4 mai 2006 privindazilul in Romania 

Government Decision No 1596/2008 | HOTĂRÂRE nr. 1.596 din 4 decembrie 2008 

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission 
Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

Resettlement programme is based on 
annual quotas within the framework of the 
European Resettlement Programme. 

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Slovakia 

Slovakia currently does not implement resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes. 

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Slovenia  

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

United Nations High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

Ministry of the Interior | 
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve 

International Organization for 
Migration (IOM) 

Government Office for the 
Support and Integration of 
Migrants | Urad Vlade 
Republike Slovenije za 
oskrbo in integracijo 
migrantov (UOIM) 

Government Office for the Support and 
Integration of Migrants | Urad Vlade 
Republike Slovenije za oskrbo in integracijo 
migrantov (UOIM) 

Ministry of the Interior | Ministrstvo za 
notranje zadeve 

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Legal basis 

International Protection Act | Zakon o mednarodni zaščiti (ZMZ-1) 

Decree on the relocation of persons admitted to the Republic of Slovenia on the basis of a quota and burden sharing among Member States of 
the European Union | Uredba o načinu izvedbe preselitve oseb, ki so v Republiko Slovenijo sprejete na podlagi kvote in delitve bremen med 
državami članicami Evropske unije 

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

Resettlement programme is based on annual quotas 
within the framework of the European Resettlement 
Programme. 

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Spain 

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

United National High 
Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

Ministry of Inclusion, Social 
Security and Migration, 
Secretary of State for 
Migration | Ministerio de 
Inclusión, Seguridad Social 
y Migraciones (MISSM) 
Secretaría de Estado de 
Migraciones (SEM) 

International Organization 
for Migration (IOM) 

Ministry of Inclusion, Social 
Security and Migration, Secretary 
of State for Migration | Ministerio 
de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y 
Migraciones (MISSM) Secretaría 
de Estado de Migraciones (SEM) 

Spanish Asylum Office | Oficina 
de Asilo y Refugio (OAR), under 
the Ministry of the Interior | 
Ministerio del Interior 

Ministry of Inclusion, Social 
Security and Migration, Secretary 
of State for Migration | Ministerio 
de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y 
Migraciones (MISSM)  Secretaría 
de Estado de Migraciones (SEM) 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 
European Union and 
Cooperation | Ministerio de 
Asuntos Exteriores, Unión 
Europea y Cooperación 
(MAEUEC) 

National Police | Policía Nacional 

Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and 
Migration, Secretary of State for Migration | 
Ministerio de Inclusión Seguridad Social y 
Migraciones (MISSM) Secretaría de Estado 
de Migraciones (SEM) 

International Organization for 
Migration (IOM) 

Regional governments of Valencia, Pais 
Vasco and Navarra, and social entities 
which implement community sponsorship 
programmes in the autonomous 
communities.  

Civil society organisations manage 
reception facilities and provide services 
based on an agreement with the MISSM. 

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Legal basis 

Law  No  12/2009  of  30  October  regulating  the  right  of  asylum  and  subsidiary  protection  |  Ley  12/202009  de  30  de  octubre  reguladora  del 
derecho de asilo y la protección subsidiaria 

Council of Ministers’ Yearly Decision on the annual quota. 

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission 
Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

Resettlement programme is based on 
annual quotas.  

Programme Auzolana II - Resolution of 26 July 2021 of the General Technical 
Secretariat, publishing the agreement to extend the agreement between the 
General Directorate of Integration and Humanitarian Attention of the State 
Secretariat for Migration of the Ministry of Labour, Migration and Social Security, 
the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, UNHCR and social entities 
Cáritas Diocesana de Bilbao, Cáritas Diocesana de Vitoria, Cáritas Diocesana de 
San Sebastián and the Ignacio Ellacuria Social Foundation to develop the 
Auzolana II Community Sponsorship pilot project in the Basque Country for 
reception and the integration of beneficiaries of international protection.  

Resolution of 17 March 2021 of the General Technical Secretariat, publishing the 
agreement with the Generalitat Valenciana, UNHCR and social entities Jesuit 
Service to Migrants Spain, Cáritas Diocesana Orihuela-Alicante, Cáritas Diocesana 
Segorbe-Castellón and Cáritas Diocesana Valencia to develop a Community 
Sponsorship pilot project for reception and the integration of beneficiaries of 
international protection.  

Resolution of 24 November 2021 of the General Technical Secretariat, publishing 
the agreement with the government of Navarra, UNHCR, the Tudela City Council 
and the San Francisco Civil Foundation Javier to develop a community sponsorship 
pilot project in the Autonomous Community of Navarra for reception and the 
integration of people who are beneficiaries of international protection. 

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Sweden 

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

The United Nations 
High Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

Swedish embassies and 
consulates 

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

Swedish Migration Agency | 
Migrationsverket (SMA) 

International Organization 
for Migration (IOM) 

Swedish embassies and 
consulates  

Swedish Migration Agency | 
Migrationsverket (SMA) 

Swedish Security Services | 
Säkerhetspolisen 

Swedish Migration Agency | 
Migrationsverket (SMA) 

International Organization for 
Migration (IOM)  

Swedish Public Employment Agency | 
Arbetsförmedlingen  

Swedish Migration Agency | 
Migrationsverket (SMA) 

Swedish municipalities and regions 

County administrative boards | 
Länsstyrelsen  

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Legal basis 

The Alien Act | Utlänningslag  

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission 
Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

Resettlement programme is based on 
annual quotas within the framework of the 
European Resettlement Programme. 

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Switzerland 

National authorities and stakeholders involved in resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes 

Identification and 
referral 

Selection 

Pre-departure 
assistance 

Travel 

Arrival and reception 

The United Nations 
High Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) 

Resettlement Unit within the 
State Secretariat for Migration | 
Staatssekretariat für Migration 
(SEM) 

International Organization 
for Migration (IOM) 

State Secretariat for Migration | 
Staatssekretariat für Migration (SEM) 

Cantonal authorities | Portraits of the 
cantons 

Resettlement Unit within the 
State Secretariat for 
Migration | Staatssekretariat 
für Migration (SEM) 

Swiss embassies and 
consulate, Federal 
Department of Foreign Affairs 
(FDFA) | Eidgenössisches 
Departement für auswärtige 
Angelegenheiten (EDA) 

International Organization for 
Migration (IOM)  

The United Nations High 
Commissioner for Refugees 
(UNHCR) 

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Legal basis 

Asylum Act (AsylA), Article 56 | Loi sur l’asile 

Federal Council Decree of 19 May 2021: Resettlement 2022/2023 | Décision du Conseil fédéral du 19 mai 2021: Réinstallation 2022/2023 | 
Decisione del Consiglio federale del 19 maggio 2021: reinsediamento 2022/2023 | Bundesratsbeschluss vom 19. Mai 2021: Resettlement 
2022/2023 

List of programmes currently implemented 

Resettlement Programmes 

Humanitarian Admission 
Programmes 

Community Sponsorship Programmes 

National Resettlement Programme for 
2022 and 2023.  

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