Humanitarian Status in Georgia
   1.    A person is granted humanitarian status if they are not a citizen of Georgia or a stateless person permanently residing in Georgia, do not meet the criteria established by Article 2 of this law, and:
a) Have been forced to leave their country of origin due to violence, external aggression, occupation, internal conflicts, mass violations of human rights, or significant disturbances of public order;
b) Cannot be forcibly returned to their country of origin due to legal grounds, specifically, Georgia’s international obligations (such as Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which prohibits torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment) or other international human rights protection acts that impose non-refoulement obligations, and are unable to travel to another country;
c) Would face a serious threat to their life or violations of their rights if they were to return to their country of origin.
   2.    Humanitarian status may also be granted to a person who is not a citizen of Georgia or a stateless person permanently residing in Georgia and:
a) Was forced to move within Georgia but does not qualify for refugee status under the Georgian Law on “Internally Displaced Persons – Refugees”;
b) Entered Georgia from a neighboring country due to a natural disaster occurring there;
c) Requires other credible humanitarian assistance.
   3.    A person will not be granted humanitarian status if they meet the criteria established in Article 3, Paragraph 1 of this law, or if their presence in Georgia contradicts the national interests due to other significant circumstances.
   4.    Humanitarian status is granted for a period of one year and may be extended if the circumstances that led to the granting of this status persist.