COMMON ANALYSIS
Last update: June 2022

This chapter looks into the topic of internal protection alternative. It analyses the situation in Mogadishu, Garowe and Hargeisa in relation to the requirements of Article 8 QD.

In order to determine that internal protection is available in a particular part of the applicant’s country of origin, three cumulative criteria have to be met: ‘safety’, ‘travel and admittance’ and ‘reasonableness to settle’.

Figure 7. Internal protection alternative: elements of the assessment.

In relation to these elements, when assessing the applicability of IPA, the case officer should consider the general situation in the respective part of Somalia, as well as the individual circumstances of the applicant.