FREE LEGAL AID FOR REFUGEES IN NEGOTIN

A legal team from the free legal aid project’s office in Nis carried out on 24 February 2022, in collaboration with the local self-government and the trustee for refugees and migration, a field visit to Negotin.

On this occasion, seven refugees from Croatia met with the team presenting their unresolved legal and status issues occurred as consequence of their migration. The legal issues of these potential clients of the project are mainly related to obtaining birth and citizenship certificates and confirmations of unique person numbers from their places of origin. Further to this, the legal team provided legal advice and information regarding housing to those who still haven’t resolve this issue.

During the field visit to Negotin the legal team opened a total of 17 cases that were forwarded to further procedure.