diff --git "a/specs/data/countries_enriched.json" "b/specs/data/countries_enriched.json" new file mode 100644--- /dev/null +++ "b/specs/data/countries_enriched.json" @@ -0,0 +1,8404 @@ +{ + "_meta": { + "title": "Refuge — Global Country Reference Data", + "description": "Complete reference for all 149 states parties to the 1951 Refugee Convention and/or its 1967 Protocol, plus key non-signatory countries with alternative pathways. Global scope — serves displaced people from any origin, going to any destination. This is the authoritative data layer for Refuge's country recommendation system.", + "schema_version": "3.0.0", + "last_curated": "2026-06-06", + "total_signatories_documented": 146, + "total_non_signatories_documented": 23, + "sources": [ + "UNHCR Refugee Statistics API — https://api.unhcr.org/population/v1/", + "UNHCR 1951 Convention page — https://www.unhcr.org/about-unhcr/overview/1951-refugee-convention", + "UNHCR States Parties list — https://www.unhcr.org/media/states-parties-1951-convention-and-its-1967-protocol", + "Asylum Information Database (AIDA) — aida.ecre.org", + "DWRAP — World Bank/UNHCR Joint Data Center", + "Country asylum authority websites (per entry)", + "Norwegian Refugee Council country guides" + ], + "tier_system": { + "1": "Major active asylum system — high volume, full procedures and contacts (step-by-step registration, required docs, legal aid orgs)", + "2": "Active asylum system — moderate volume or significant for specific origin groups, detailed entry", + "3": "Functioning system but low volume, primarily transit or origin country — summary entry with strategic note", + "4": "Signatory in name only — micro-state, collapsed state, or system non-functional — minimal entry, warn if dangerous" + }, + "non_signatory_tiers": { + "non_signatory_viable_temporary": "Not a signatory but has real alternative pathways (UAE: Humanitarian Permit, Green Residency). Viable waiting country while pursuing formal asylum elsewhere.", + "non_signatory_skilled_only": "Not a signatory. Viable only for highly skilled with formal employment. No protection framework.", + "non_signatory_resettlement_pipeline": "Not a signatory. UNHCR present and active. Primary value is third-country resettlement, not local integration.", + "non_signatory_not_recommended": "Not a signatory and actively hostile, dangerous, or collapsed. Do not recommend as destination." + }, + "convention_intro": "The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol define who is a refugee and outline the legal protection, rights and assistance they are entitled to receive. The cornerstone principle is non-refoulement: a refugee must not be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom. To date, 149 States are parties to the Convention and/or its Protocol. Even states that have not acceded are bound by non-refoulement as a norm of customary international law.", + "stats_enrichment": "All fields marked PENDING are enriched from the UNHCR Refugee Statistics API via data/scripts/enrich_countries.py after running unhcr_downloader.py --all", + "enrichment_mapping": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": "asylum-decisions.json → dec_recognized / dec_total for most recent year", + "total_protection_rate_recent": "asylum-decisions.json → (dec_recognized + dec_other) / dec_total", + "applications_last_year": "asylum-applications.json → applied field for most recent year", + "refugee_population_total": "population.json → refugees field, most recent year", + "data_year": "most recent year available in asylum-decisions.json for this country" + } + }, + "signatories": { + "KEN": { + "name": "Kenya", + "iso3": "KEN", + "flag": "🇰🇪", + "tier": 1, + "region": "East Africa", + "unhcr_region": "East and Horn of Africa", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "oau_1969": true, + "year": 1966, + "notes": "Encampment policy (Dadaab, Kakuma, Kalobeyei). 2021 Refugee Act improved rights on paper." + }, + "asylum_system": { + "body": "Department of Refugee Services (DRS)", + "unhcr_present": true, + "unhcr_office": "Nairobi", + "procedure": "individual_rsd", + "work_right": true, + "education_right": true, + "movement": "restricted — encampment; urban tolerated", + "processing_months": { + "min": 6, + "max": 36, + "typical": 18 + }, + "appeal": true, + "legal_aid": true, + "orgs": [ + { + "name": "Refugee Consortium of Kenya (RCK)", + "url": "https://rckkenya.org" + }, + { + "name": "UNHCR Kenya", + "url": "https://www.unhcr.org/countries/kenya" + }, + { + "name": "Kituo cha Sheria", + "url": "https://kituochasheria.or.ke" + } + ], + "steps": [ + "Register at UNHCR or DRS", + "Biometric registration + asylum seeker cert", + "Individual RSD interview", + "Decision", + "Refugee ID if recognised" + ], + "docs_required": [ + "Any identity document", + "Written persecution account", + "Supporting evidence" + ] + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "Swahili", + "English" + ], + "secondary": [ + "Somali", + "Oromo", + "Arabic" + ], + "hosts": [ + "Somalia", + "South Sudan", + "DRC", + "Ethiopia", + "Burundi" + ], + "integration": "moderate", + "safety": "generally safe — insecurity near borders", + "economic_access": "improving under 2021 Act" + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.9414, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.9414, + "applications_last_year": 17273, + "refugee_population_total": 626546, + "data_year": 2025 + } + }, + "UGA": { + "name": "Uganda", + "iso3": "UGA", + "flag": "🇺🇬", + "tier": 1, + "region": "East Africa", + "unhcr_region": "East and Horn of Africa", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "oau_1969": true, + "year": 1976, + "notes": "Africa's most progressive framework. Self-reliance model. No mandatory encampment." + }, + "asylum_system": { + "body": "Office of the Prime Minister (OPM)", + "unhcr_present": true, + "unhcr_office": "Kampala", + "procedure": "individual_rsd", + "work_right": true, + "education_right": true, + "movement": "free", + "processing_months": { + "min": 3, + "max": 24, + "typical": 12 + }, + "appeal": true, + "legal_aid": true, + "orgs": [ + { + "name": "UNHCR Uganda", + "url": "https://www.unhcr.org/countries/uganda" + }, + { + "name": "InterAid Uganda", + "url": "https://interaiduganda.org" + } + ], + "steps": [ + "Register at Reception Centre", + "OPM biometric + UNHCR registration", + "RSD interview", + "Decision", + "Settlement or urban registration" + ], + "docs_required": [ + "Any available documents", + "Persecution statement", + "Photos" + ] + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "English", + "Swahili", + "Luganda" + ], + "hosts": [ + "South Sudan", + "DRC", + "Somalia", + "Burundi", + "Rwanda" + ], + "integration": "good — world's most generous refugee policy", + "safety": "generally safe", + "economic_access": "strong — work and land from arrival" + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.5183, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.5183, + "applications_last_year": 6284, + "refugee_population_total": 1887594, + "data_year": 2025 + } + }, + "ETH": { + "name": "Ethiopia", + "iso3": "ETH", + "flag": "🇪🇹", + "tier": 1, + "region": "East Africa", + "unhcr_region": "East and Horn of Africa", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "oau_1969": true, + "year": 1969, + "notes": "2019 Refugee Proclamation expanded rights. Internal displacement (Tigray, Oromia)." + }, + "asylum_system": { + "body": "Ethiopia Refugees and Returnees Service (ERRS)", + "unhcr_present": true, + "unhcr_office": "Addis Ababa", + "procedure": "individual_rsd", + "work_right": true, + "education_right": true, + "movement": "improving", + "processing_months": { + "min": 6, + "max": 48, + "typical": 24 + }, + "appeal": true, + "legal_aid": true, + "orgs": [ + { + "name": "UNHCR Ethiopia", + "url": "https://www.unhcr.org/countries/ethiopia" + } + ], + "steps": [ + "Register at ERRS or border", + "Biometric registration", + "RSD interview", + "Decision + refugee ID" + ], + "docs_required": [ + "Any identity document", + "Persecution statement", + "Supporting evidence" + ] + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "Amharic", + "Oromo", + "Tigrinya", + "English" + ], + "hosts": [ + "South Sudan", + "Somalia", + "Eritrea", + "Sudan", + "DRC" + ], + "integration": "moderate", + "safety": "variable — Addis safe; borders/Tigray/Oromia conflict", + "economic_access": "improving under 2019 proclamation" + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.0916, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.0916, + "applications_last_year": 2185, + "refugee_population_total": 1015145, + "data_year": 2025 + } + }, + "TZA": { + "name": "Tanzania", + "iso3": "TZA", + "flag": "🇹🇿", + "tier": 1, + "region": "East Africa", + "unhcr_region": "East and Horn of Africa", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "oau_1969": true, + "year": 1964, + "notes": "Increasingly restrictive since 2017. Strict encampment enforced." + }, + "asylum_system": { + "body": "Ministry of Home Affairs", + "unhcr_present": true, + "unhcr_office": "Dar es Salaam", + "procedure": "individual_rsd", + "work_right": false, + "education_right": true, + "movement": "restricted — strict encampment (Nyarugusu, Nduta, Mtendeli)", + "processing_months": { + "min": 12, + "max": 60, + "typical": 30 + }, + "appeal": true, + "legal_aid": true, + "orgs": [ + { + "name": "UNHCR Tanzania", + "url": "https://www.unhcr.org/countries/tanzania" + } + ], + "steps": [ + "Present at camp reception", + "UNHCR registration + biometrics", + "RSD interview", + "Decision" + ], + "docs_required": [ + "Any available documents", + "Persecution statement" + ] + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "Swahili", + "English" + ], + "hosts": [ + "Burundi", + "DRC", + "Rwanda" + ], + "integration": "poor — strict encampment limits all rights", + "safety": "safe", + "economic_access": "very limited" + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.0, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.0, + "applications_last_year": 3972, + "refugee_population_total": 176229, + "data_year": 2025 + } + }, + "ZAF": { + "name": "South Africa", + "iso3": "ZAF", + "flag": "🇿🇦", + "tier": 1, + "region": "Southern Africa", + "unhcr_region": "Southern Africa", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "oau_1969": true, + "year": 1996, + "notes": "Urban-based, no camps. DHA severely backlogged. Xenophobic violence documented." + }, + "asylum_system": { + "body": "Department of Home Affairs (DHA)", + "unhcr_present": true, + "unhcr_office": "Pretoria", + "procedure": "individual_rsd", + "work_right": true, + "education_right": true, + "movement": "free", + "processing_months": { + "min": 12, + "max": 120, + "typical": 48, + "note": "severe backlog" + }, + "appeal": true, + "legal_aid": true, + "orgs": [ + { + "name": "Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR)", + "url": "https://www.lhr.org.za" + }, + { + "name": "Scalabrini Centre", + "url": "https://www.scalabrini.org.za" + } + ], + "steps": [ + "Apply at Refugee Reception Office", + "Section 22 asylum permit", + "RSD interview (long wait)", + "Section 24 refugee status", + "RAB appeal if rejected" + ], + "docs_required": [ + "Any origin identity doc", + "Persecution statement", + "Evidence" + ] + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "English", + "Zulu", + "Xhosa", + "Afrikaans" + ], + "hosts": [ + "Zimbabwe", + "DRC", + "Somalia", + "Ethiopia", + "Mozambique" + ], + "integration": "good legally, hard practically — xenophobia + backlog", + "safety": "moderate — high crime, periodic xenophobic violence", + "economic_access": "full rights while permit valid" + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.0493, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.0493, + "applications_last_year": 2855, + "refugee_population_total": 68918, + "data_year": 2025 + } + }, + "ZMB": { + "name": "Zambia", + "iso3": "ZMB", + "flag": "🇿🇲", + "tier": 1, + "region": "Southern Africa", + "unhcr_region": "Southern Africa", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "oau_1969": true, + "year": 1969 + }, + "asylum_system": { + "body": "Commission for Refugees (CORS)", + "unhcr_present": true, + "unhcr_office": "Lusaka", + "procedure": "individual_rsd", + "work_right": true, + "education_right": true, + "movement": "settlement requirement; urban tolerated", + "processing_months": { + "min": 6, + "max": 24, + "typical": 12 + }, + "appeal": true, + "legal_aid": true, + "orgs": [ + { + "name": "UNHCR Zambia", + "url": "https://www.unhcr.org/countries/zambia" + } + ], + "steps": [ + "Apply at CORS or border", + "UNHCR/CORS registration", + "RSD interview", + "Settlement or urban permit" + ], + "docs_required": [ + "Identity docs if available", + "Persecution statement" + ] + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "English", + "Bemba", + "Nyanja" + ], + "hosts": [ + "DRC", + "Angola", + "Zimbabwe", + "Rwanda", + "Somalia" + ], + "integration": "moderate", + "safety": "safe", + "economic_access": "improving" + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.712, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.712, + "applications_last_year": 4914, + "refugee_population_total": 82007, + "data_year": 2025 + } + }, + "RWA": { + "name": "Rwanda", + "iso3": "RWA", + "flag": "🇷🇼", + "tier": 1, + "region": "East Africa", + "unhcr_region": "East and Horn of Africa", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "oau_1969": true, + "year": 1980 + }, + "asylum_system": { + "body": "Directorate General of Immigration (DGIE)", + "unhcr_present": true, + "unhcr_office": "Kigali", + "procedure": "individual_rsd", + "work_right": true, + "education_right": true, + "movement": "relatively free", + "processing_months": { + "min": 3, + "max": 18, + "typical": 9 + }, + "appeal": true, + "legal_aid": true, + "orgs": [ + { + "name": "UNHCR Rwanda", + "url": "https://www.unhcr.org/countries/rwanda" + } + ], + "steps": [ + "Apply at DGIE or UNHCR Kigali", + "Biometric registration", + "RSD interview", + "Decision" + ], + "docs_required": [ + "Any available documents", + "Persecution statement" + ] + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "Kinyarwanda", + "French", + "English" + ], + "hosts": [ + "Burundi", + "DRC", + "Somalia", + "Ethiopia" + ], + "integration": "moderate", + "safety": "safe", + "economic_access": "improving" + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 1.0, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 1.0, + "applications_last_year": 1244, + "refugee_population_total": 115244, + "data_year": 2025 + } + }, + "EGY": { + "name": "Egypt", + "iso3": "EGY", + "flag": "🇪🇬", + "tier": 1, + "region": "North Africa", + "unhcr_region": "North Africa", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "oau_1969": true, + "year": 1981, + "notes": "UNHCR conducts RSD (delegated). MOU basis. No formal work right. Severe post-2023 backlog." + }, + "asylum_system": { + "body": "UNHCR Egypt (government-delegated RSD)", + "unhcr_present": true, + "unhcr_office": "Cairo", + "procedure": "unhcr_rsd", + "work_right": false, + "education_right": true, + "movement": "relatively free", + "processing_months": { + "min": 12, + "max": 60, + "typical": 24 + }, + "appeal": true, + "legal_aid": true, + "orgs": [ + { + "name": "UNHCR Egypt", + "url": "https://www.unhcr.org/countries/egypt" + }, + { + "name": "Caritas Egypt", + "url": "https://www.caritasegypt.org" + } + ], + "steps": [ + "Register at UNHCR Cairo", + "Asylum seeker cert issued", + "UNHCR RSD interview", + "Yellow card (mandate refugee) if recognised" + ], + "docs_required": [ + "Any identity documents", + "Persecution statement", + "Photos" + ] + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "Arabic" + ], + "secondary": [ + "English", + "Tigrinya", + "Somali" + ], + "hosts": [ + "Sudan", + "South Sudan", + "Syria", + "Ethiopia", + "Eritrea", + "Somalia" + ], + "integration": "limited — no citizenship; informal work", + "safety": "generally safe; periodic migration crackdowns", + "economic_access": "informal economy primary avenue" + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.2882, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.2882, + "applications_last_year": 162695, + "refugee_population_total": 226310, + "data_year": 2025 + } + }, + "MAR": { + "name": "Morocco", + "iso3": "MAR", + "flag": "🇲🇦", + "tier": 1, + "region": "North Africa", + "unhcr_region": "North Africa", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "oau_1969": false, + "year": 1956, + "notes": "Government took over RSD from UNHCR in 2013 via BRA. Transit country for those heading to Europe." + }, + "asylum_system": { + "body": "Bureau des Réfugiés et Apatrides (BRA)", + "unhcr_present": true, + "unhcr_office": "Rabat", + "procedure": "government_rsd", + "work_right": true, + "education_right": true, + "movement": "relatively free", + "processing_months": { + "min": 6, + "max": 36, + "typical": 18 + }, + "appeal": true, + "legal_aid": true, + "orgs": [ + { + "name": "UNHCR Morocco", + "url": "https://www.unhcr.org/countries/morocco" + }, + { + "name": "GADEM", + "url": "https://www.gadem-asso.org" + } + ], + "steps": [ + "Apply at BRA Rabat or UNHCR", + "Preliminary registration", + "BRA interview", + "Refugee card (3yr renewable)" + ], + "docs_required": [ + "Any identity docs", + "Persecution statement in French or Arabic" + ] + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "Arabic", + "French", + "Tamazight" + ], + "hosts": [ + "Syria", + "Sub-Saharan Africa", + "DRC", + "Cameroon" + ], + "integration": "moderate", + "safety": "generally safe", + "economic_access": "limited for asylum seekers; improving for recognised" + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.0917, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.0917, + "applications_last_year": 2461, + "refugee_population_total": 6942, + "data_year": 2025 + } + }, + "IRN": { + "name": "Iran", + "iso3": "IRN", + "flag": "🇮🇷", + "tier": 1, + "region": "Middle East", + "unhcr_region": "Middle East and North Africa", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "year": 1976, + "notes": "Hosts 3M+ Afghans. Prima facie for Afghans. No citizenship. 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Do not recommend as destination." + }, + "CAF": { + "name": "Central African Republic", + "iso3": "CAF", + "flag": "🇨🇫", + "tier": 4, + "region": "Central Africa", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "year": 1962, + "oau_1969": true + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "French", + "Sango" + ], + "strategic_note": "Major origin country. Active armed groups." + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 1.0, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 1.0, + "applications_last_year": 9103, + "refugee_population_total": 54376, + "data_year": 2025 + }, + "warning": "Chronic armed conflict. Major origin country. 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Do not recommend as destination." + }, + "BFA": { + "name": "Burkina Faso", + "iso3": "BFA", + "flag": "🇧🇫", + "tier": 4, + "region": "West Africa", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "year": 1980, + "oau_1969": true + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "French", + "Mooré", + "Dioula" + ], + "strategic_note": "Active Sahel conflict — among worst in region. 2M+ IDPs." + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.1316, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.1316, + "applications_last_year": 1052, + "refugee_population_total": 40301, + "data_year": 2025 + }, + "warning": "Active jihadist conflict. Military coup 2022. Do not recommend as destination." + }, + "BDI": { + "name": "Burundi", + "iso3": "BDI", + "flag": "🇧🇮", + "tier": 4, + "region": "East Africa", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "year": 1963, + "oau_1969": true + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "Kirundi", + "French" + ], + "strategic_note": "Political repression. 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Do not recommend." + }, + "VEN": { + "name": "Venezuela", + "iso3": "VEN", + "flag": "🇻🇪", + "tier": 4, + "region": "South America", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": true, + "year": 1986, + "oau_1969": false + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "Spanish" + ], + "strategic_note": "World's third largest refugee-producing country." + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 1.0, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 1.0, + "applications_last_year": 532, + "refugee_population_total": 19333, + "data_year": 2022 + }, + "warning": "Major origin country. Economic/political collapse. 7M+ displaced abroad. Do not recommend." + }, + "HTI": { + "name": "Haiti", + "iso3": "HTI", + "flag": "🇭🇹", + "tier": 4, + "region": "Caribbean", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "year": 1984, + "oau_1969": false + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "Haitian Creole", + "French" + ], + "strategic_note": "Gang control of most of Port-au-Prince. 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High income economy." + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 1.0, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 1.0, + "applications_last_year": 92, + "refugee_population_total": 23, + "data_year": 2025 + } + }, + "NIC": { + "name": "Nicaragua", + "iso3": "NIC", + "flag": "🇳🇮", + "tier": 3, + "region": "Central America", + "unhcr_region": "Americas", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "year": 1980, + "notes": "Cartagena. Political crisis from 2018." + }, + "asylum_system": { + "body": "Ministry of Interior — DGME", + "unhcr_present": true, + "unhcr_office": "Managua", + "procedure": "government_or_unhcr_rsd", + "work_right": "limited", + "education_right": true, + "processing_months": { + "min": 12, + "max": 48, + "typical": 24 + }, + "appeal": true, + "legal_aid": "limited", + "orgs": [ + { + "name": "UNHCR Nicaragua", + "url": "https://www.unhcr.org/countries/nicaragua" + } + ] + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "Spanish" + ], + "hosts": [ + "Honduras", + "El Salvador", + "Cuba" + ], + "strategic_note": "Cartagena. Political crisis since 2018. Government hostile to NGOs. Very limited." + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.0, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.0, + "applications_last_year": 108, + "refugee_population_total": 311, + "data_year": 2024 + } + }, + "SLV": { + "name": "El Salvador", + "iso3": "SLV", + "flag": "🇸🇻", + "tier": 3, + "region": "Central America", + "unhcr_region": "Americas", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "year": 1983, + "notes": "Cartagena." + }, + "asylum_system": { + "body": "CONARE", + "unhcr_present": true, + "unhcr_office": "San Salvador", + "procedure": "government_or_unhcr_rsd", + "work_right": "limited", + "education_right": true, + "processing_months": { + "min": 6, + "max": 24, + "typical": 14 + }, + "appeal": true, + "legal_aid": "limited", + "orgs": [ + { + "name": "UNHCR El Salvador", + "url": "https://www.unhcr.org/countries/el-salvador" + } + ] + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "Spanish" + ], + "hosts": [ + "Honduras", + "Guatemala", + "Nicaragua" + ], + "strategic_note": "Cartagena. Major origin country (gang violence). Very small system as destination." + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.0, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.0, + "applications_last_year": 94, + "refugee_population_total": 128, + "data_year": 2025 + } + }, + "TLS": { + "name": "Timor-Leste", + "iso3": "TLS", + "flag": "🇹🇱", + "tier": 3, + "region": "Southeast Asia", + "unhcr_region": "Asia and Pacific", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "year": 2003, + "notes": "Acceded 2003." + }, + "asylum_system": { + "body": "SESIM", + "unhcr_present": true, + "unhcr_office": "Dili", + "procedure": "government_or_unhcr_rsd", + "work_right": "limited", + "education_right": true, + "processing_months": { + "min": 12, + "max": 60, + "typical": 30 + }, + "appeal": true, + "legal_aid": "limited", + "orgs": [ + { + "name": "UNHCR Timor-Leste", + "url": "https://www.unhcr.org/countries/timor-leste" + } + ] + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "Tetum", + "Portuguese", + "English" + ], + "hosts": [], + "strategic_note": "Newest Asian signatory. Very small caseload. Limited infrastructure." + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.0, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.0, + "applications_last_year": 12, + "refugee_population_total": 0, + "data_year": 2009 + } + }, + "COM": { + "name": "Comoros", + "iso3": "COM", + "flag": "🇰🇲", + "tier": 4, + "region": "East Africa", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "year": 2017, + "oau_1969": true + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "Comorian", + "Arabic", + "French" + ], + "strategic_note": "Island micro-state. Very recent accession (2017). No meaningful asylum system." + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.4444, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.4444, + "applications_last_year": 13, + "refugee_population_total": 5, + "data_year": 2022 + } + }, + "GNQ": { + "name": "Equatorial Guinea", + "iso3": "GNQ", + "flag": "🇬🇶", + "tier": 4, + "region": "Central Africa", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "year": 1986, + "oau_1969": true + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "Spanish", + "French", + "Portuguese" + ], + "strategic_note": "Oil state. Major origin country for political dissidents. No independent asylum system." + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": "PENDING", + "total_protection_rate_recent": "PENDING", + "applications_last_year": 5, + "refugee_population_total": 0, + "data_year": 2024 + } + }, + "STP": { + "name": "São Tomé and Príncipe", + "iso3": "STP", + "flag": "🇸🇹", + "tier": 4, + "region": "Central Africa", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "year": 1975, + "oau_1969": true + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "Portuguese" + ], + "strategic_note": "Tiny island micro-state. No meaningful asylum system." + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": "PENDING", + "total_protection_rate_recent": "PENDING", + "applications_last_year": 5, + "refugee_population_total": "PENDING", + "data_year": 2024 + } + }, + "TKM": { + "name": "Turkmenistan", + "iso3": "TKM", + "flag": "🇹🇲", + "tier": 4, + "region": "Central Asia", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": true, + "year": 2005, + "oau_1969": false + }, + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "Turkmen", + "Russian" + ], + "strategic_note": "Protocol only. Authoritarian state. No meaningful asylum system. Primarily of note for Afghans crossing en route." + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.0, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.0, + "applications_last_year": 6, + "refugee_population_total": 3309, + "data_year": 2008 + }, + "warning": "Authoritarian closed state. Do not recommend as destination." + }, + "AFG": { + "name": "Afghanistan", + "iso3": "AFG", + "flag": "🇦🇫", + "tier": 4, + "region": "South Asia", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "year": 2005, + "notes": "Acceded 2005. World's largest origin country. Taliban takeover 2021 — system non-functional." + }, + "warning": "ACTIVE CRISIS. Taliban control since August 2021. 6M+ displaced abroad. World's largest origin country. Do not recommend as destination.", + "profile": { + "languages": [ + "Dari/Persian", + "Pashto" + ], + "strategic_note": "Major origin country. Taliban takeover 2021 — no asylum system. UNHCR Kabul present but severely restricted. Not a destination." + }, + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 1.0, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 1.0, + "applications_last_year": 6, + "refugee_population_total": 20861, + "data_year": 2022 + } + } + }, + "non_signatories": { + "UAE": { + "name": "United Arab Emirates", + "iso3": "ARE", + "flag": "🇦🇪", + "region": "Gulf / Middle East", + "tier": "non_signatory_viable_temporary", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "alternative_pathways": { + "humanitarian_permit": { + "exists": true, + "name": "Humanitarian Resident Permit", + "launched": "2025-2026", + "description": "Temporary permit for conflict-affected. Requires financial self-sufficiency or sponsor. Healthcare, education, integration support.", + "path_to_pr": false + }, + "golden_visa": { + "exists": true, + "duration_years": 10, + "requirement": "investment / exceptional talent" + }, + "green_residency": { + "exists": true, + "duration_years": 5, + "requirement": "skilled worker or freelancer — no employer sponsor needed" + }, + "blue_visa": { + "exists": true, + "duration_years": 10, + "requirement": "environmental contributions — launched Feb 2025" + }, + "work_visa": { + "exists": true, + "requirement": "employer sponsorship (kafala — being reformed)" + } + }, + "strategic_guidance": "Viable temporary country for skilled/educated displaced persons while pursuing formal asylum in a 1951 signatory country. Green Residency removes employer-tie. Humanitarian Permit for conflict-affected. NOT a durable solution — plan onward move.", + "kafala": true, + "languages": [ + "Arabic", + "English" + ], + "safety": "very safe", + "economic_opportunity": "high — tech, finance, healthcare, construction" + }, + "SAU": { + "name": "Saudi Arabia", + "iso3": "SAU", + "flag": "🇸🇦", + "region": "Gulf / Middle East", + "tier": "non_signatory_skilled_only", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "alternative_pathways": { + "work_visa": { + "exists": true, + "requirement": "employer sponsorship" + }, + "premium_residency": { + "exists": true, + "cost_usd": 800000 + }, + "wusool": { + "exists": true, + "description": "Talent attraction for skilled professionals under Vision 2030" + } + }, + "strategic_guidance": "Only for highly skilled with secure verified employment. Mass deportations of irregular African migrants documented. High risk for vulnerable persons.", + "kafala": true, + "languages": [ + "Arabic" + ], + "safety": "safe for legal residents; high risk for irregular migrants", + "economic_opportunity": "high for skilled" + }, + "QAT": { + "name": "Qatar", + "iso3": "QAT", + "flag": "🇶🇦", + "region": "Gulf / Middle East", + "tier": "non_signatory_skilled_only", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "alternative_pathways": { + "work_visa": { + "exists": true + }, + "kafala_reform_2022": "Abolished exit permit. Minimum wage introduced. Still employer-tied." + }, + "strategic_guidance": "Similar to UAE for skilled workers. Post-2022 labour reforms improved conditions. Not a protection destination.", + "kafala": true, + "languages": [ + "Arabic", + "English" + ], + "safety": "safe for legal residents", + "economic_opportunity": "high for skilled" + }, + "KWT": { + "name": "Kuwait", + "iso3": "KWT", + "flag": "🇰🇼", + "region": "Gulf / Middle East", + "tier": "non_signatory_not_recommended", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "strategic_guidance": "Not recommended. Strictest kafala in Gulf. Bidoon stateless (100,000+) illustrates structural discrimination. Prioritise signatory country.", + "kafala": true, + "languages": [ + "Arabic" + ], + "safety": "risky for irregular migrants" + }, + "OMN": { + "name": "Oman", + "iso3": "OMN", + "flag": "🇴🇲", + "region": "Gulf / Middle East", + "tier": "non_signatory_skilled_only", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "alternative_pathways": { + "work_visa": { + "exists": true, + "requirement": "employer sponsorship" + } + }, + "strategic_guidance": "Possible temporary for skilled workers with formal employment. No protection framework. Omanisation quotas affect job market. Onward planning only.", + "kafala": true, + "languages": [ + "Arabic", + "English" + ], + "safety": "safe for legal residents", + "economic_opportunity": "moderate" + }, + "BHR": { + "name": "Bahrain", + "iso3": "BHR", + "flag": "🇧🇭", + "region": "Gulf / Middle East", + "tier": "non_signatory_skilled_only", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "alternative_pathways": { + "work_visa": { + "exists": true + }, + "flexi_permit": { + "exists": true, + "description": "Work without employer sponsor in limited categories" + } + }, + "strategic_guidance": "Small market. Flexi Permit modest reform. Skilled workers with employment only.", + "kafala": true, + "languages": [ + "Arabic", + "English" + ], + "safety": "generally safe", + "economic_opportunity": "limited" + }, + "IRQ": { + "name": "Iraq", + "iso3": "IRQ", + "flag": "🇮🇶", + "region": "Middle East", + "tier": "non_signatory_not_recommended", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "strategic_guidance": "Not recommended. Active conflict in some regions. If stranded: UNHCR registration for resettlement pipeline only.", + "languages": [ + "Arabic", + "Kurdish" + ], + "safety": "variable — Baghdad stable; other regions dangerous" + }, + "SYR": { + "name": "Syria", + "iso3": "SYR", + "flag": "🇸🇾", + "region": "Middle East", + "tier": "non_signatory_not_recommended", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "strategic_guidance": "Major origin country. Post-Assad transition (Dec 2024) improving but not yet safe for all. Not a destination for non-Syrians.", + "languages": [ + "Arabic", + "Kurdish" + ], + "safety": "improving but fragile — monitor closely" + }, + "LBY": { + "name": "Libya", + "iso3": "LBY", + "flag": "🇱🇾", + "region": "North Africa", + "tier": "non_signatory_not_recommended", + "warning": "EXTREME DANGER. Active slavery, trafficking, torture of migrants documented. EU-funded detention widely condemned. If in Libya: contact UNHCR immediately for evacuation referral ONLY.", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "strategic_guidance": "DO NOT recommend under any circumstances.", + "languages": [ + "Arabic" + ], + "safety": "extremely dangerous — slavery and trafficking of migrants documented" + }, + "LBN": { + "name": "Lebanon", + "iso3": "LBN", + "flag": "🇱🇧", + "region": "Middle East", + "tier": "non_signatory_not_recommended", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "strategic_guidance": "Not recommended. Economic collapse. Active hostility toward refugees since 2023. Forced returns to Syria documented even with UNHCR registration. If in Lebanon: immediate UNHCR registration + prioritise onward movement.", + "languages": [ + "Arabic", + "French", + "English" + ], + "safety": "poor — economic collapse, conflict risk, hostile politics toward refugees" + }, + "JOR": { + "name": "Jordan", + "iso3": "JOR", + "flag": "🇯🇴", + "region": "Middle East", + "tier": "non_signatory_resettlement_pipeline", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "alternative_pathways": { + "unhcr_rsd": true, + "unhcr_office": "Amman", + "syrians_work_permits": "Jordan Compact 2016", + "processing_months": { + "min": 12, + "max": 48, + "typical": 24 + } + }, + "strategic_guidance": "UNHCR registration and resettlement pipeline. Syrians have work permit access. Others more restricted. Good stepping stone toward Canada/USA/Europe resettlement.", + "languages": [ + "Arabic" + ], + "safety": "generally safe", + "economic_opportunity": "limited", + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.8689, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.8689, + "applications_last_year": 5, + "refugee_population_total": 541165, + "data_year": 2025 + } + }, + "IND": { + "name": "India", + "iso3": "IND", + "flag": "🇮🇳", + "region": "South Asia", + "tier": "non_signatory_resettlement_pipeline", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "alternative_pathways": { + "unhcr_rsd": true, + "unhcr_office": "New Delhi", + "mandate_cert": "Usable for resettlement to third countries (Canada/USA/Australia)", + "processing_months": { + "min": 12, + "max": 60, + "typical": 30 + } + }, + "strategic_guidance": "UNHCR registration → mandate certificate → resettlement. Not a local durable solution. Discrimination against sub-Saharan Africans documented. Only consider if strong existing connections.", + "languages": [ + "Hindi", + "English", + "200+ regional" + ], + "safety": "variable — registered tolerated; Rohingya face active persecution", + "economic_opportunity": "informal economy; formal requires legal status", + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.5518, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.5518, + "applications_last_year": 1209, + "refugee_population_total": 236878, + "data_year": 2025 + } + }, + "PAK": { + "name": "Pakistan", + "iso3": "PAK", + "flag": "🇵🇰", + "region": "South Asia", + "tier": "non_signatory_not_recommended", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "strategic_guidance": "Not recommended for non-Afghan displaced persons. Mass deportations of Afghans 2023. Very limited infrastructure for non-Afghan cases.", + "languages": [ + "Urdu", + "English", + "Punjabi", + "Pashto" + ], + "safety": "variable — complex security; deportation risk" + }, + "BGD": { + "name": "Bangladesh", + "iso3": "BGD", + "flag": "🇧🇩", + "region": "South Asia", + "tier": "non_signatory_not_recommended", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "strategic_guidance": "Not recommended. Rohingya in Cox's Bazar in extremely difficult conditions. No framework for others.", + "languages": [ + "Bengali" + ], + "safety": "variable — Cox's Bazar extremely dangerous" + }, + "MYS": { + "name": "Malaysia", + "iso3": "MYS", + "flag": "🇲🇾", + "region": "Southeast Asia", + "tier": "non_signatory_resettlement_pipeline", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "alternative_pathways": { + "unhcr_rsd": true, + "unhcr_office": "Kuala Lumpur", + "unhcr_card": "Partial — NOT guaranteed protection from deportation", + "detention_risk": "HIGH — regular immigration raids even against registered refugees", + "processing_months": { + "min": 12, + "max": 60, + "typical": 36 + } + }, + "strategic_guidance": "UNHCR KL processes for resettlement. High detention risk even with card. Register with UNHCR immediately if there. Keep card on person at all times. Not recommended as deliberate destination.", + "languages": [ + "Malay", + "English", + "Chinese" + ], + "safety": "risky — regular enforcement operations even against registered refugees", + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.5518, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.5518, + "applications_last_year": 2803, + "refugee_population_total": 144448, + "data_year": 2025 + } + }, + "IDN": { + "name": "Indonesia", + "iso3": "IDN", + "flag": "🇮🇩", + "region": "Southeast Asia", + "tier": "non_signatory_resettlement_pipeline", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "alternative_pathways": { + "unhcr_rsd": true, + "unhcr_office": "Jakarta", + "work_right": false, + "processing_months": { + "min": 24, + "max": 84, + "typical": 48, + "note": "5-7 years typical" + } + }, + "strategic_guidance": "UNHCR Jakarta registers for resettlement. Very long wait (5-7 years). No work right — severe hardship. Not recommended as deliberate destination.", + "languages": [ + "Indonesian", + "English" + ], + "safety": "generally safe — less enforcement than Malaysia", + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.9554, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.9554, + "applications_last_year": 10, + "refugee_population_total": 7557, + "data_year": 2025 + } + }, + "THA": { + "name": "Thailand", + "iso3": "THA", + "flag": "🇹🇭", + "region": "Southeast Asia", + "tier": "non_signatory_resettlement_pipeline", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "alternative_pathways": { + "unhcr_rsd": true, + "unhcr_office": "Bangkok", + "detention_risk": "HIGH", + "processing_months": { + "min": 24, + "max": 72, + "typical": 48 + } + }, + "strategic_guidance": "UNHCR resettlement pipeline only. High detention risk. Do not recommend as deliberate destination. If there: urgent UNHCR registration. Keep UNHCR documentation on person at all times.", + "languages": [ + "Thai", + "English" + ], + "safety": "risky for undocumented", + "stats": { + "acceptance_rate_recent": 0.4212, + "total_protection_rate_recent": 0.4212, + "applications_last_year": 718, + "refugee_population_total": 84489, + "data_year": 2025 + } + }, + "CHN": { + "name": "China", + "iso3": "CHN", + "flag": "🇨🇳", + "region": "East Asia", + "tier": "non_signatory_not_recommended", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "year": 1982, + "note": "SIGNATORY but near-0% recognition rate. Forcibly returns North Korean defectors. Effectively non-implementing." + }, + "strategic_guidance": "Not recommended despite formal signatory status. Near-0% recognition. North Korean defectors actively returned. Skilled employment visa possible if highly educated — not protection.", + "note_on_classification": "Formally a signatory (1982) but listed here due to effective non-implementation", + "languages": [ + "Mandarin Chinese" + ], + "safety": "safe for legal residents — surveillance state", + "economic_opportunity": "high for skilled professionals with legal status" + }, + "RUS": { + "name": "Russia", + "iso3": "RUS", + "flag": "🇷🇺", + "region": "Europe / Central Asia", + "tier": "non_signatory_not_recommended", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": true, + "year": 1992, + "note": "SIGNATORY but active war in Ukraine since 2022, very low recognition, hostile environment." + }, + "strategic_guidance": "Not recommended. Active war in Ukraine. Hostile political environment. Low recognition. Not a practical destination.", + "note_on_classification": "Formally a signatory but listed here due to current war and impracticability", + "languages": [ + "Russian" + ], + "safety": "not recommended — active war zone risk, hostile politics toward foreigners" + }, + "SGP": { + "name": "Singapore", + "iso3": "SGP", + "flag": "🇸🇬", + "region": "Southeast Asia", + "tier": "non_signatory_skilled_only", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "alternative_pathways": { + "employment_pass": { + "exists": true, + "requirement": "employer sponsorship, SGD 5,000+/month salary" + }, + "entrepass": { + "exists": true, + "requirement": "entrepreneur visa" + } + }, + "strategic_guidance": "Only for highly educated with verified employment at professional salary. Immediate detention for undocumented. Viable temporary stay while pursuing formal asylum in a signatory country.", + "languages": [ + "English", + "Mandarin", + "Malay", + "Tamil" + ], + "safety": "very safe for legal residents — strict enforcement for undocumented", + "economic_opportunity": "high for skilled professionals" + }, + "CUB": { + "name": "Cuba", + "iso3": "CUB", + "flag": "🇨🇺", + "region": "Caribbean", + "tier": "non_signatory_not_recommended", + "convention": { + "1951": true, + "1967": false, + "year": 1954, + "notes": "Convention only. Non-implementing. Major origin country." + }, + "strategic_guidance": "Not recommended. No asylum framework. Cuba is itself a major origin country. Authoritarian state.", + "languages": [ + "Spanish" + ], + "safety": "complex — authoritarian government", + "note_on_classification": "Cuba acceded to the 1951 Convention (1954) but has no functional asylum system and is itself a major origin country. Listed here accordingly." + }, + "ERI": { + "name": "Eritrea", + "iso3": "ERI", + "flag": "🇪🇷", + "region": "East Africa", + "tier": "non_signatory_not_recommended", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "strategic_guidance": "Not recommended. Major origin country. Forced conscription and political repression. Closed authoritarian state. No asylum framework.", + "languages": [ + "Tigrinya", + "Arabic", + "English" + ], + "safety": "dangerous — authoritarian state, forced conscription" + }, + "MNG": { + "name": "Mongolia", + "iso3": "MNG", + "flag": "🇲🇳", + "region": "East Asia", + "tier": "non_signatory_not_recommended", + "convention": { + "1951": false, + "1967": false + }, + "strategic_guidance": "Not recommended for most displaced persons. Remote, extreme climate, very limited infrastructure.", + "languages": [ + "Mongolian" + ], + "safety": "generally safe but extremely remote" + } + } +} \ No newline at end of file