7. Appeal of Negative RSD Decisions
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7.1 The Right to Appeal................................................................................................................................................... 270
7.1.1 The Scope of the Right to Appeal..................................................................................................................... 270
7.1.2 Informing Applicants of the Right to Appeal............................................................................................... 270
7.2 Procedures for Submitting Appeal Applications............................................................................................. 271
7.2.1 Assistance with Submitting the Appeal Application................................................................................ 271
7.2.2 Form of the Appeal Application........................................................................................................................ 271
7.2.3 UNHCR Office where the Appeal Application is to be Submitted...................................................... 271
7.2.4 Time Limit for Submitting the Appeal Application.................................................................................... 272
7.3 Assigning Appeal Files.............................................................................................................................................. 273
7.4 Procedures for Determining Appeal Applications.......................................................................................... 273
7.4.1 General Considerations....................................................................................................................................... 273
7.4.2 Assessing whether an Appeal Interview is Necessary............................................................................ 274
7.4.3 Conducting the Appeal Interview.................................................................................................................... 275
7.4.4 The Appeal Assessment....................................................................................................................................... 276
7.4.5 Review of Appeal Decisions............................................................................................................................... 276
7.5 Notification of Appeal Decisions........................................................................................................................... 277
Annexes...................................................................................................................................................................... 278
Annex 1: UNHCR Appeal Application Form for Refugee Status Determination..................................... 278
Annex 2: UNHCR Appeal Assessment Form.......................................................................................................... 281
8. UNHCR REFUGEE IDENTITY DOCUMENTATION
291
8.1 General Principles...................................................................................................................................................... 292
8.2 Procedures for Issuing UNHCR Refugee Identity Documents.................................................................... 293
8.2.1 Form of UNHCR Refugee Identity Documents.......................................................................................... 293
8.2.2 Oversight and Controls........................................................................................................................................ 294
8.2.3 Replacement of Lost or Stolen UNHCR Refugee Identity Documents............................................. 295
8.2.4 Retrieval of UNHCR Refugee Identity Documents.................................................................................. 295
8.3 Maintaining Office Records of UNHCR Refugee Identity Documents..................................................... 296
8.4 Fraudulently Obtained and Fraudulent Use of UNHCR Refugee Identity Documents....................... 296
Annex: UNHCR Refugee Certificate........................................................................................................................ 297
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Procedural Standards for RSD under UNHCR’s Mandate