UNHCR's ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSING THE ...
UNHCR's ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSING THE ...
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Governorate of Erbil<br />
In the Governorate of Erbil, non-Kurds need to have a sponsor, 833 which may prove<br />
difficult for persons not originating from the Governorate. Those Christian and Arab IDPs<br />
that manage to have a sponsor usually have previous links to the Governorate, e.g. family<br />
or business relations, or manage to find a sponsor based on their economic or professional<br />
profile (they may find a company to sponsor them, due to their profession, otherwise be<br />
encouraged to work in the Governorate, e.g. doctors or engineers). The sponsor has to<br />
present him/herself at the entry checkpoint and provide his or her ID card, phone number<br />
and address. The IDP has to fill out a card at the entry checkpoint and will be allowed to<br />
enter the Region. Persons that do not have a sponsor will be denied entry into the<br />
Governorate.<br />
Governorate of Dahuk<br />
In the Governorate of Dahuk, families are allowed to enter without a sponsor, while single<br />
men not originating from the Kurdistan Region continue to need a sponsor for security<br />
reasons. 834 The sponsor has to present him/herself at the entry checkpoint and provide his<br />
or her ID card, phone number and address. The IDP has to fill out a card at the entry<br />
checkpoint and will be allowed to enter the Region. Single males without a sponsor will<br />
generally be denied entry to the Governorate, though it appears that the authorities<br />
exceptionally grant entry to IDPs without a sponsor, provided that 1) the person’s<br />
background can be thoroughly checked by the KDP, if the party has an office in the<br />
person’s place of origin (e.g. in Kirkuk, Ninewa), and it is determined that he does not pose<br />
a security risk and 2) the person can establish that he fled violence or persecution. 835<br />
Otherwise, the person will not be admitted to the Governorate of Dahuk.<br />
iii. Residency<br />
Every person who does not originate from the Region of Kurdistan and is allowed to enter<br />
will have to apply for a quasi residence permit in order to legalize his/her stay. The<br />
provision of a quasi residency permit depends mainly on security concerns. Generally,<br />
persons suspected of links to the insurgency, or the former regime, or who have a criminal<br />
record, will not be able to obtain residency. Again, the procedures vary from Governorate<br />
to Governorate.<br />
833<br />
The sponsor could either be an individual person or a company. The responsibility of the sponsor is to<br />
inform authorities that he/she knows the IDP and, in case of security-related incidents, the sponsor will be<br />
questioned. The sponsor should have his/her food ration card issued in the Governorate of Erbil and have a<br />
good reputation.<br />
834<br />
The sponsor could either be an individual person or a company. The responsibility of the sponsor is to<br />
inform authorities that he/she knows the IDP and, in case of security-related incidents, the sponsor will be<br />
questioned. The sponsor should have his/her food ration card issued in the Governorate of Dahuk and have a<br />
good reputation.<br />
835<br />
It is the discretion of the authorities to decide whether this threshold is reached, and this may vary in the<br />
various Governorates.<br />
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