ENAT HAGER Immigration Agency
Establish a national Immigration and Citizenship Agency to manage borders, visas, residence permits, refugee protection, naturalisation and citizenship records through clear laws, timely decisions and independent review.
Where eligibility rules and the law permit, citizens receive priority for access to citizen-reserved public benefits, public housing allocations, education and training places, public employment programmes and national development opportunities. Publish fair criteria and appeal routes.
Process entry permits, residence and work authorisations, renewals, refugee documentation, citizenship applications and secure civil records. Provide accessible offices and online services across the country.
Register and assess asylum claims individually, protect people from return to a place where they face persecution or serious danger, and provide lawful access to documentation, work and essential services while their cases are handled.
Prioritisation must follow published laws and must not deny anyone emergency medical care, basic due process, protection from violence or access to a fair refugee-status procedure. Decisions must not be based on ethnicity, religion or political opinion.
Citizenship pathway for recognised refugees who work
A person recognised as a refugee may apply for ENAT HAGER citizenship after at least five years of lawful residence in the country, provided the person has a registered address, has been working lawfully, and meets the criminal-record requirement set by law.
Document at least five years of lawful residence, with a clear process for calculating qualifying time.
Hold an official address record. Provide supported registration options for people in temporary or changing accommodation.
Show lawful employment or documented work history, with reasonable arrangements for disability, caregiving, unemployment or other circumstances beyond the applicant’s control.
Check for serious criminal convictions under published rules. Consider rehabilitation, relevance, proportionality and due process; minor offences or allegations alone should not automatically disqualify an applicant.
Application and appeal guarantees
- ▸Issue a written decision with reasons and a clear decision deadline.
- ▸Allow applicants to correct records, provide evidence and receive interpretation or legal assistance where needed.
- ▸Provide an independent appeal process before citizenship is refused on disputed facts.
- ▸Protect personal data and prohibit bribery, political favouritism and discriminatory treatment.
- ▸Do not treat refugee status itself as a criminal or security offence.
The five-year rule creates eligibility to apply, not automatic citizenship. Final legislation should define lawful residence, acceptable proof of work and address, treatment of family members and children, and the limited grounds for refusal, consistent with the country’s constitutional and international obligations.