Cap. 420 чл. 8Qualification for refugee status.

(1) A person may apply to the International Protection

Agency, in the prescribed form, and shall be granted refugee protection, where it is established that he faces a well-founded fear of persecution in his country of origin or habitual residence in terms of the Convention.

(2) A well-founded fear of persecution may be based on events which have taken place after applicant has left his country of origin or activities engaged in by applicant since leaving the country of origin, except when based on circumstances which the applicant has created by his own decision since leaving the country of origin.

(3) For the purpose of this article, a previous persecution or serious harm or a direct threat of such persecution or harm shall be considered as a serious indication of the applicant’s well-founded fear of persecution or real risk of suffering serious harm, unless there are good reasons to consider that such persecution or previous harm will not be repeated.

(4) Where the Chief Executive Officer decides that the applicant is eligible for refugee status, he shall make a declaration to this effect.