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IOM Azerbaijan Provides Urgent Assistance and Support to Vulnerable Migrants

IOM Azerbaijan provides urgent assistance and support to vulnerable migrants

ANNOUNCEMENT

The United Nations Migration Agency - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Azerbaijan intends to provide urgent assistance and to support the vulnerable migrants to address their needs on housing, basic food, non-food items (NFI) kits, clothing, as well as medical assistance and documentation support (visa extension assistance, court fees, counseling) in the scope of the “Provision of assistance to vulnerable foreign migrants in Azerbaijan within the framework of IOM’s Global COVID-19 Response” project.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE SUPPORT?
• Migrants in irregular situations (i.e., overstayed visas, whose personal documents have expired, etc.)
• Low skilled labor migrants without income
• Low-income migrants (referenced to the subsistence/living minimum set in the country)
• Foreign students in a vulnerable situation
• Rejected asylum seekers
who are in a dire economic situation, in urgent need of food/non-food items (NFI) and/or shelter, and/or are experiencing urgent medical and documentation issues they have no financial means to address.

WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE SUPPORT?
• Persons with Azerbaijani citizenship
• Persons with a permanent residence permit in Azerbaijan
• Refugees

To apply for the assistance, applicants falling under any of the above-mentioned migrant groups and fulfilling vulnerability criteria should register for a face-to-face interview via:
• Phone call at +99450 225 22 92
• Online registration form - https://lnkd.in/eusdkjEv
• Registration form available at the IOM offices at the following locations:

IOM Baku
31 Ibrahimpasha Dadashov street
AZ1069, Baku, Azerbaijan
Tel.: +994 12 563 44 27/28/29 (ext.123)
E-mail: iomazerbaijan@iom.int

IOM Mingachevir
14 N. Narimanov street,
9/29, Mingachevir, Azerbaijan
Tel.: +994 24 274 73 65
E-mail: iommingachevir@iom.int

The final selection of beneficiaries for assistance will be made based on individual face-to-face interviews conducted at the IOM Azerbaijan offices.

Thank you for your attention!
IOM Azerbaijan