Convention relating to the Status of Refugees 1951, para. 2

Paragraphe
Original document
Document type
  • Traité international
Paragraph text
  1. In any case, restrictive measures imposed on aliens or the employment of aliens for the protection of the national labour market shall not be applied to a refugee who was already exempt from them at the date of entry into force of this Convention for the Contracting State concerned, or who fulfils one of the following conditions: (a) He has completed three years' residence in the country; (b) He has a spouse possessing the nationality of the country of residence. A refugee may not invoke the benefit of this provision if he has abandoned his spouse; (c) He has one or more children possessing the nationality of the country of residence.
Document legal status
  • Juridiquement contraignant
Document body
  • Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
Document means of adoption
  • Vote
Thèmes
  • Mouvement
Personnes concernées
  • Enfants
  • Personnes en situation de déplacement
Document year
  • 1951
Type de paragraphe
Article
Reference
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951), Article 17, 2.
Paragraph info
Article 17
Paragraph number
2