2.D Refugee-Sponsor Relationship
D.1 What happens if the sponsoring group wants to withdraw its application before the refugees arrive?
Why is this area important?
Actors need to consider how to identify and to handle a situation where sponsoring groups no longer want to pursue the sponsorship after the application has been submitted but before the refugees arrive.
Considerations may include:
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(i) What is a “sponsorship withdrawal" prior to the refugees’ arrival?
(ii) What circumstances can lead to a sponsorship withdrawal prior to the refugees’ arrival?
(iii) The steps the State, sponsoring groups and refugees should consider taking to prevent a potential sponsorship withdrawal prior to the refugees’ arrival
(iv) What steps should the State, the sponsoring group, and the refugees consider taking if a sponsorship withdrawal occurs prior to the refugees’ arrival?
(v) What are the consequences for the sponsoring group in case of a sponsorship withdrawal prior to the refugees’ arrival?
(vi) What are the consequences for refugees in case of a sponsorship withdrawal prior to their arrival?
(vii) What happens if there is a breakup in the refugee family prior to arrival?