Versión en español Implementation dates: November 2020-present General Description: In 2019, Mexico received 70,431 claims for refugee status. The top three nationalities for applicants were Honduras (30,283), El Salvador (9,079) and Cuba (8,732). In mid-2019, the...
Versión en español Implementation dates: March 2020 – present General Description: Since March 2020, the Ecuadorian Government has modified the way in which visas are issued, replacing paper-issued visas (stamps, stickers, ID cards, etc.) with a digitally...
Implementation Dates: End of January 2019 – present General Description: The Special Commission for Refugees (CEPR), under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is responsible for the registration of asylum seekers. Since the beginning of 2018, the CEPR in Lima...
Versión en español Implementation Dates: March 2019 – present General Description: The National Committee for Refugees System (Sisconare) is the online digital platform used by Conare to register and process applications for asylum in Brazil. The system is...
Versión en español Implementation dates: 2019 – present General Description: When a person formalizes a request for recognition of refugee status in Brazil, the Federal Police issues a «Protocol of Request for the Recognition of Refugee Status». According to Law...
