Belarus adjusts legislation in the field of forced migration

25 июля 2016

Today the corresponding law was signed by President Alexander Lukashenko.

The document is aimed at optimizing the granting of refugee status, as well as additional protection and asylum in Belarus. We introduced a single procedure for the reception and consideration of the petition for refugee status, with the result that the period for considering applications will be reduced. Foreign nationals, who have been granted asylum in Belarus, are endowed with the same rights as those who have been granted refugee status.