Temporary protection means a person covered by a decision granting temporary protection, taken by administrative or judicial bodies during the reference period as defined in Article 2(a) of Council Directive 2001/55.
Temporary protection is a procedure of exceptional character to provide, in the event of a mass influx or imminent mass influx of displaced persons from third countries who are unable to return to their country of origin, immediate and temporary protection to such persons, in particular if there is also a risk that the asylum system will be unable to process this influx without adverse effects for its efficient operation, in the interests of the persons concerned and other persons requesting protection
Related concepts
- Application for international protection
- Asylum
- Asylum applicant
- Asylum recognition rate
- Dublin statistics
- Refugee