3.2 Registration Procedures for Applicants for RSD2 3.2.1 UNHCR Registration and Applying for Mandate RSD Registration with UNHCR and applying for RSD are two distinct UNHCR processes. In UNHCR mandate RSD operations, procedures for receiving applications for RSD are generally carried out concurrently with procedures for collecting or updating UNHCR registration information for these Applicants. In each UNHCR Office, the relevant procedures must promote the standards and objectives of UNHCR registration as well as mandate RSD. UNHCR registration is the individual recording, verifying and updating of information on persons of concern to UNHCR with the aim of protecting, assisting and documenting them and of implementing durable solutions. The registration process allows UNHCR to collect and record standardized personal data through individual interviews, individual photographs and the collection of anatomical data through biometric tools. The registration information also permits UNHCR to make more informed assessments of the number and profiles of persons of concern, and to design programmes for protection and assistance. The registration information also facilitates the identification of persons with specific needs, and the provision of appropriate referrals and assistance. As Applicants for RSD are persons of concern to UNHCR, UNHCR must maintain current standard registration information for each individual Applicant, including Applicants for derivative refugee status, in accordance with UNHCR’s Guidance on Registration and Identity Management. The purpose of procedures to apply for RSD is to formally initiate procedures for mandate RSD, and to gather additional and more detailed information than is collected in standard UNHCR registration, including the reasons and circumstances of the Applicant’s flight from the country of origin and other information that is relevant to the determination of the Applicant’s eligibility for refugee status. The RSD Application Form (Annex 3-2) has been developed to gather standard UNHCR registration information, as well as the additional information required for mandate RSD procedures, including information relating to the reasons and circumstances of departure from the home country. Standard UNHCR registration information is gathered in the Individual Registration Form, which is the first part of the RSD Application Form. While the standard UNHCR registration information will be recorded in the RSD Application Form for use in RSD procedures, in each UNHCR Office procedures for management of the information recorded on the Individual Registration Form, including in UNHCR’s electronic case management database, should also ensure that the information is available for verification and updating in subsequent registration procedures, and for use in other procedures (e.g. resettlement, voluntary repatriation, etc.) or protection interventions. Regular updating and verifying of registration data as part of day-to-day case management activities (e.g. RSD, resettlement, protection interventions, etc.) ensures that Applicants’ personal information is accurate and up-to-date. When verifying and updating registration data in the context of RSD procedures, UNHCR Offices must ensure that such procedures remain fully consistent with and support broader UNHCR registration objectives and initiatives. 2 102 Unit 3 of the RSD Procedural Standards focuses only on registration for the purposes of conducting refugee status determination. For detailed guidance on registration procedures and activities more generally, please refer to UNHCR’s Guidance on Registration and Identity Management. Procedural Standards for RSD under UNHCR’s Mandate