The father is unknown
If the father is unknown, no rights can be derived from this situation. The child will acquire the mother’s nationality, and the child’s residence status will also depend on the mother’s status.
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- What rights and obligations do exist during the asylum procedure?
- What are procedures according to the Dublin III Regulation?
- What are the differences between temporary suspension of deportation, individual residence titles, and protection status?
- What is particular about the situation of women (affected by violence) from so-called safe countries of origin?
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- What is the relationship between Foreigners Office and the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, and what are their particular responsibilities?
- Gender-specific violence as a reason for asylum and its role during the asylum procedure
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- In what way can gender-specific violence be asserted as a reason for granting asylum or as a factor that necessitates the prohibition of deportation/the classification as a case of hardship?
- Do directives for the protection against violence have any impact on the asylum procedure? If yes, which one?
- What happens in the case of a divorce if the residential status depends on (marriage) partners?
- Marriage and family law
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- What is the situation during the asylum procedure regarding matters of family law (right to determine the place of residence, right of care and custody, visitation rights, right of maintenance in case of divorce)?
- Will a marriage that has been concluded in another country be recognised in Germany?
- What is the situation of married underage refugees in Germany?
- What happens in the case of a divorce if the residential status depends on the (marriage) partner?
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- Who will cover the costs for legal counselling and legal aid and in which cases?
- Is it possible for female refugees to receive a counselling voucher during the asylum procedure or once the asylum application has been rejected?
- How is the stay of female refugees in women’s shelters funded?
- Which possibilities for funding interpreters do exist?
- Protective measures for refugee women living in shelters
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- Which difficulties may arise for women affected by violence when disregarding the residence obligation?
- Is it possible for female refugees, in case they suffer violence, to take up their own residence earlier or to suspend the residence allocation?
- How do reallocation requests work? Is it possible to speed up the reallocation procedure if the applicant is in danger? Is it possible to influence the decision on where to reallocate an affected woman?
- Is it possible to prohibit perpetrators from returning to shared accommodations and own apartments despite residence obligation and restriction?
- Do directives for the protection against violence have any impact on the asylum procedure? If so, which one?
- Which concepts for the protection against gender-based violence do already exist in refugee shelters?
- Is it possible to file complaints in accommodations?
- Admission of female refugees to women’s shelters
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- In how far do residence restriction or obligation have an impact on the admission to a women’s shelter or on moving to another shelter?
- Which difficulties may arise for women affected by violence when disregarding the residence obligation?
- How do reallocation requests work? Is it possible to speed up the reallocation procedure if the applicant is in danger? Is it possible to influence the decision on where to reallocate an affected woman?
- Is it possible for female refugees to apply for name change as a protective measure?
- What is the impact of the new penal code for sexual offences on residential regulations?
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- Under what conditions does having a child in Germany impact the residence permit of refugee parents?
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- The father is a German citizen
- The father has been lawfully residing in Germany for eight years and holds a settlement permit
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- The father’s asylum procedure is still pending
- The father is granted suspension of deportation after his asylum application has been rejected
- The father refuses to acknowledge paternity
- The father is unknown
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