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Convention relating to the status of refugees

Treaty data

Treaty number 007233
Date of conclusion 28-07-1951
Place of conclusion Genève
Provisional application
Entry into force 22-04-1954
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Approval act 1956, 137
Consolidated text 0001002

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application		 Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 01-08-1956
Netherlands (Bonaire)
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
Netherlands (Saba)
Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Afghanistan 30-08-2005 (A) 28-11-2005
Albania 18-08-1992 (A) 16-11-1992
Algeria 21-02-1963 (Su) 03-07-1962
Angola 23-06-1981 (A) 21-09-1981
Antigua and Barbuda 07-09-1995 (A) 06-12-1995
Argentina 15-11-1961 (A) 13-02-1962
Armenia 06-07-1993 (A) 04-10-1993
Australia 22-01-1954 (A) 22-04-1954
Austria 28-07-1951 01-11-1954 (R) 30-01-1955
Azerbaijan 12-02-1993 (A) 13-05-1993
Bahamas 15-09-1993 (A) 14-12-1993
Belarus 23-08-2001 (A) 21-11-2001
Belgium 28-07-1951 22-07-1953 (R) 22-04-1954
Belize 27-06-1990 (A) 25-09-1990
Benin 04-04-1962 (Su) 01-08-1960
Bolivia 09-02-1982 (A) 10-05-1982
Bosnia and Herzegovina 01-09-1993 (Su) 06-03-1992
Botswana 06-01-1969 (A) 06-04-1969
Brazil 15-07-1952 16-11-1960 (R) 14-02-1961
Bulgaria 12-05-1993 (A) 10-08-1993
Burkina Faso 18-06-1980 (A) 16-09-1980
Burundi 19-07-1963 (A) 17-10-1963
Cambodia 15-10-1992 (A) 13-01-1993
Cameroon 23-10-1961 (Su) 01-01-1960
Canada 04-06-1969 (A) 02-09-1969
Central African Republic 04-09-1962 (Su) 13-08-1960
Chad 19-08-1981 (A) 17-11-1981
Chile 28-01-1972 (A) 27-04-1972
China 24-09-1982 (A) 23-12-1982
Colombia 28-07-1951 10-10-1961 (R) 08-01-1962
Costa Rica 28-03-1978 (A) 26-06-1978
Côte d'Ivoire 08-12-1961 (Su) 07-08-1960
Croatia 12-10-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cyprus 16-05-1963 (Su) 16-08-1960
Czech Republic 11-05-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 26-11-1991 (A) 24-02-1992
Democratic Republic of the Congo 19-07-1965 (A) 17-10-1965
Denmark 28-07-1951 04-12-1952 (R) 22-04-1954
Djibouti 09-08-1977 (Su) 27-06-1977
Dominica 17-02-1994 (A) 18-05-1994
Dominican Republic 04-01-1978 (A) 04-04-1978
Ecuador 17-08-1955 (A) 15-11-1955
Egypt 22-05-1981 (A) 20-08-1981
El Salvador 28-04-1983 (A) 27-07-1983
Equatorial Guinea 07-02-1986 (A) 08-05-1986
Estonia 10-04-1997 (A) 09-07-1997
Eswatini 14-02-2000 (A) 14-05-2000
Ethiopia 10-11-1969 (A) 08-02-1970
Fiji 12-06-1972 (Su) 10-10-1970
Finland 10-10-1968 (A) 08-01-1969
France 11-09-1952 23-06-1954 (R) 21-09-1954
Gabon 27-04-1964 (A) 26-07-1964
Gambia, The 07-09-1966 (Su) 18-02-1965
Georgia 09-08-1999 (A) 07-11-1999
Germany 19-11-1951 01-12-1953 (R) 22-04-1954
Ghana 18-03-1963 (A) 16-06-1963
Greece 10-04-1952 05-04-1960 (R) 04-07-1960
Guatemala 22-09-1983 (A) 21-12-1983
Guinea 28-12-1965 (Su) 02-10-1958
Guinea-Bissau 11-02-1976 (A) 11-05-1976
Haïti 25-09-1984 (A) 24-12-1984
Holy See 21-05-1952 15-03-1956 (R) 13-06-1956
Honduras 23-03-1992 (A) 21-06-1992
Hungary 14-03-1989 (A) 12-06-1989
Iceland 30-11-1955 (A) 28-02-1956
Iran 28-07-1976 (A) 26-10-1976
Ireland 29-11-1956 (A) 27-02-1957
Israel 01-08-1951 01-10-1954 (R) 30-12-1954
Italy 23-07-1952 15-11-1954 (R) 13-02-1955
Jamaica 30-07-1964 (Su) 06-08-1962
Japan 03-10-1981 (A) 01-01-1982
Kazakhstan 15-01-1999 (A) 15-04-1999
Kenya 16-05-1966 (A) 14-08-1966
Kyrgyzstan 08-10-1996 (A) 06-01-1997
Latvia 31-07-1997 (A) 29-10-1997
Lesotho 14-05-1981 (A) 12-08-1981
Liberia 15-10-1964 (A) 13-01-1965
Liechtenstein 28-07-1951 08-03-1957 (R) 06-06-1957
Lithuania 28-04-1997 (A) 27-07-1997
Luxembourg 28-07-1951 23-07-1953 (R) 22-04-1954
Madagascar 18-12-1967 (A) 17-03-1968
Malawi 10-12-1987 (A) 09-03-1988
Mali 02-02-1973 (Su) 22-09-1960
Malta 17-06-1971 (A) 15-09-1971
Mauritania 05-05-1987 (A) 03-08-1987
Mexico 07-06-2000 (A) 05-09-2000
Moldova 31-01-2002 (A) 01-05-2002
Monaco 18-05-1954 (A) 16-08-1954
Montenegro 10-10-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 07-11-1956 (Su) 02-03-1956
Mozambique 16-12-1983 (A) 15-03-1984
Namibia 17-02-1995 (A) 18-05-1995
Nauru 28-06-2011 (A) 26-09-2011
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 28-07-1951 03-05-1956 (R) 01-08-1956
New Zealand 30-06-1960 (A) 28-09-1960
Nicaragua 28-03-1980 (A) 26-06-1980
Niger 25-08-1961 (Su) 03-08-1960
Nigeria 23-10-1967 (A) 21-01-1968
North Macedonia 18-01-1994 (Su) 17-11-1991
Norway 28-07-1951 23-03-1953 (R) 22-04-1954
Panama 02-08-1978 (A) 31-10-1978
Papua New Guinea 17-07-1986 (A) 15-10-1986
Paraguay 01-04-1970 (A) 30-06-1970
Peru 21-12-1964 (A) 21-03-1965
Philippines 22-07-1981 (A) 20-10-1981
Poland 27-09-1991 (A) 26-12-1991
Portugal 22-12-1960 (A) 22-03-1961
Republic of Korea, the 03-12-1992 (A) 03-03-1993
Republic of the Congo 15-10-1962 (Su) 15-08-1960
Romania 07-08-1991 (A) 05-11-1991
Russian Federation 02-02-1993 (A) 03-05-1993
Rwanda 03-01-1980 (A) 02-04-1980
Saint Kitts and Nevis 01-02-2002 (A) 02-05-2002
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 03-11-1993 (A) 01-02-1994
Samoa 21-09-1988 (A) 20-12-1988
São Tomé e Principe 01-02-1978 (A) 02-05-1978
Senegal 02-05-1963 (Su) 20-08-1960
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 23-04-1980 (A) 22-07-1980
Sierra Leone 22-05-1981 (A) 20-08-1981
Slovakia 04-02-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 06-07-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 28-02-1995 (A) 29-05-1995
Somalia 10-10-1978 (A) 08-01-1979
South Africa 12-01-1996 (A) 11-04-1996
South Sudan 10-12-2018 (A) 10-03-2019
Spain 14-08-1978 (A) 12-11-1978
Sudan 22-02-1974 (A) 23-05-1974
Suriname 29-11-1978 (Su) 25-11-1975
Sweden 28-07-1951 26-10-1954 (R) 24-01-1955
Switzerland 28-07-1951 21-01-1955 (R) 21-04-1955
Tajikistan 07-12-1993 (A) 07-03-1994
Tanzania 12-05-1964 (A) 10-08-1964
Timor-Leste 07-05-2003 (A) 05-08-2003
Togo 27-02-1962 (Su) 27-04-1960
Trinidad and Tobago 10-11-2000 (A) 08-02-2001
Tunisia 24-10-1957 (Su) 20-03-1956
Türkiye 24-08-1951 30-03-1962 (R) 28-06-1962
Turkmenistan 02-03-1998 (A) 31-05-1998
Tuvalu 07-03-1986 (Su) 01-10-1978
Uganda 27-09-1976 (A) 26-12-1976
Ukraine 10-06-2002 (A) 08-09-2002
United Kingdom 28-07-1951 11-03-1954 (R) 09-06-1954
Uruguay 22-09-1970 (A) 21-12-1970
Yemen 18-01-1980 (A) 17-04-1980
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 28-07-1951 15-12-1959 (R) 14-03-1960
Zambia 24-09-1969 (Su) 24-10-1964
Zimbabwe 25-08-1981 (A) 23-11-1981

Extensions

Australia

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Nauru (< 31-01-1968) 22-04-1954 31-01-1968
New Guinea (< 16-09-1975) 22-04-1954 16-09-1975
Norfolk Island 22-04-1954
Papua (< 16-09-1975) 22-04-1954 16-09-1975

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Macao SAR 20-12-1999

Denmark

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Faroes 20-10-2003
Greenland 22-04-1954

Portugal

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999) 26-07-1999 20-12-1999

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Bahamas (< 10-07-1973) 19-07-1970 10-07-1973
Belize (< 21-09-1981) 17-09-1957 21-09-1981
Botswana (< 30-09-1966) 09-02-1961 30-09-1966
British Somaliland (< 26-06-1960) 23-01-1957 26-06-1960
Cyprus (< 16-08-1960) 23-01-1957 16-08-1960
Dominica (< 03-11-1978) 23-01-1957 03-11-1978
Falkland Islands 23-01-1957
Fiji (< 10-10-1970) 23-01-1957 10-10-1970
Gambia, The (< 18-02-1965) 23-01-1957 18-02-1965
Grenada (< 07-02-1974) 23-01-1957 07-02-1974
Guernsey 09-06-1954
Jamaica (< 06-08-1962) 23-01-1957 06-08-1962
Jersey 09-06-1954
Kenya (< 12-12-1963) 23-01-1957 12-12-1963
Kiribati (< 12-07-1979) 23-01-1957 12-07-1979
Lesotho (< 04-10-1966) 09-02-1961 04-10-1966
Malawi (< 01-01-1964) 09-10-1960 01-01-1964
Man, Isle of 09-06-1954
Mauritius (< 12-03-1968) 23-01-1957 12-03-1968
Montserrat 03-12-1968
Saint Lucia (< 22-02-1979) 03-12-1968 22-02-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (<27-10-1979) 23-01-1957 27-10-1979
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 23-01-1957
Seychelles (< 29-06-1976) 23-01-1957 29-06-1976
Solomon Islands (< 07-07-1978) 23-01-1957 07-07-1978
Swaziland (< 06-09-1968) 09-02-1961 06-09-1968
Tuvalu (< 01-10-1978) 23-01-1957 01-10-1978
Zanzibar (< 26-04-1964) 23-01-1957 26-04-1964
Zimbabwe (< 18-04-1980) 09-10-1960 18-04-1980

Child treaties

Title Date of conclusion Place of conclusion
Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees 31-01-1967 New York
European Agreement on Transfer of Responsibility for Refugees 16-10-1980 Straatsburg
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