Definition(s)
In the global context, a person who was not a refugee when they left their country of origin, but who becomes a refugee, that is, acquires a well-founded fear of persecution, at a later date, owing to intervening events.
In the EU context, a person granted refugee status based on international protection needs which arose sur place, i.e. on account of events which took place after they left their country of origin.
Source(s)
Global context: Derived by EMN from Art. 5 of UNCHR Master Glossary of Terms
EU context: Derived by EMN from Art. 5 of Directive 2011/95/EU (Recast Qualification Directive)
Translations
- BG: бежанец на място / бежанец sur place
- CS: uprchlík na místě / uprchlík sur place
- DE: Flüchtling sur place; objektiver Nachfluchtgrund; subjektiver Nachfluchtgrund
- EL: επί τόπου πρόσφυγας
- EN: refugee sur place
- ES: refugiado sobrevenido
- ET: sur place pagulane
- FI: sur place -pakolainen
- FR: réfugié sur place
- GA: dídeanaí sur place
- HR: izbjeglica sur place
- HU: sur place menekült
- IT: rifugiato sur place
- LT: pabėgėlis sur place
- LV: bēglis sur place
- MT: Rifuġjat(a) sur place
- NL: vluchteling sur place; réfugié sur place (NL)
- PL: uchodźca sur place / uchodźca na miejscu
- PT: refugiado sur place
- RO: refugiat sur place
- SK: utečenec sur place / utečenec na mieste
- SL: begunec sur place
- SV: sur place-flykting
- NO: sur place-flyktning
- KA: სურ პლას (sur place/"ადგილზე") ლტოლვილი
- UK: біженець «на місці» / біженець sur place
- HY: «տեղում» փախստական դարձած
Synonym(s)
- objective grounds for seeking asylum occurring after the applicant's departure from their country of origin
- subjective grounds for seeking asylum based on the applicant's activities in their host country
Note(s)
Refugees sur place may owe their fear of persecution usually either
- due to a change of situation in their country of origin (e.g. coup d’état, change of government, introduction or intensification of repressive or persecutory policies or outbreak of armed conflict) or
- based on bona fide political activities (e.g. expressing political views) undertaken in the country of residence or refuge.