Definition: Cessation of refugee status

Category: Migration statistics

Refugee status ceases when the so-called "cessation clauses" are met. Refugee status should thus be retained unless the refugee comes within the terms of one of the cessation clauses. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=KS-GQ-18-004&mode=view
Source:
Eurostat, United Nations, "International Recommendations on Refugee Statistics (IRRS) - Expert Group on Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Statistics", Luxembourg, March 2018
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