When assessing the applicability of a resettlement submission category in an individual case, case workers should be guided by an age, gender and diversity (AGD) approach and be sensitive to the ways in which the protection environment in a country of asylum may expose certain individuals or groups to protection risks based on intersecting diversity factors.
The resettlement submission categories are:
LEGAL AND/OR PHYSICAL PROTECTION NEEDS of the refugee in the country of asylum (including, but not limited to, threat of refoulement).
WOMEN AND GIRLS AT RISK who are survivors, or are at risk, of gender-based violence.
CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AT RISK, where resettlement has been assessed or determined to be in their best interests.
SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE AND/OR TORTURE, where return or the conditions of asylum could result in further traumatization and/or heightened risk, and/or where appropriate treatment is not available.
MEDICAL NEEDS, in particular life-saving treatment that is unavailable in the country of asylum.
RESTORING FAMILY UNITY, when resettlement is the only means to restore family unity of refugees who have been separated.
LACK OF FORESEEABLE ALTERNATIVE DURABLE SOLUTIONS, mainly relevant as a secondary submission category to highlight the lack of prospects for (i) return and (ii) legal and socioeconomic integration in the country of asylum.
All resettlement cases should be submitted using two submission categories, as required in proGres. Applying two submission categories promotes integrity and helps demonstrate the justification for prioritizing a given individual or family for resettlement among a large number of other refugees with resettlement needs.
The primary submission category should be selected according to the most appropriate characterization of the protection needs or vulnerabilities of the resettlement case members (not exclusively the Principal Applicant).
The secondary submission category is used to help strengthen the case and is an opportunity to advocate for the case and highlight complex or intersectional protection risks within a case or family.