JP
2024/05/02
Can refugees work while their asylum application is pending?
2024/05/02
If you have been granted "Specific Activities (Work Allowed) - June", it is possible.
Flow of Refugee Application:
1. Refugee Application
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2. Examination (within 2 months): During this period, work is not allowed
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3. Classification
| Classification | Classification Criteria | Restrictions |
| A | Cases where there is a high possibility of being a refugee under the Refugee Convention, or cases where there is a high possibility of requiring humanitarian consideration due to the situation in the home country, etc. | Work allowed |
| B | Cases where the claimant asserts reasons that clearly do not fall under persecution under the Refugee Convention (if there is a need to consider humanitarian consideration, classify as D) | X: Residency restriction |
| C | Cases where the claimant repeats the same assertion without valid reasons in reapplication | X: Work restriction |
| D1 | Other cases: People who have applied for refugee recognition after ceasing their original residency activities, or people who have applied for refugee status during the period of preparing to leave the country | X: Work restriction |
| D2 | People other than D1: - Initially granted "Specific Activities" for 3 months (work not allowed) twice → After the 6-month period, granted "Specific Activities" for 6 months (work allowed) |
△: If granted "Specific Activities" for 6 months (work allowed) after the 6-month period, it is possible |