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Form of special admission to UnB for people recognized as refugees: A person declared a refugee by the National Committee for Refugees (Conare) may apply for admission as a regular student in undergraduate courses, as established in article 1 of Law No. 9,474/1997:

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University of Brasilia (UnB)
Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil
Full-time
Portuguese
Art & Design, Performing Arts, Psychology, Philosophy, History & Archaeology, Medicine Related Studies, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Nursing & Midwifery, Software, Engineering - Product Design, Engineering - Manufacturing & Production, Engineering - Electrical & Electronic, Engineering - Chemical, Engineering - Civil & Structural, Engineering - Mechanical & Aeronautical, Urban Planning, Architecture, Statistics & Operational Research, Hospitality & Leisure Management, Public Policy, Social Work, Politics, Education, Library & Information Management, Law / Legal Studies, Journalism, International Relations/Studies/Affairs, Economics & Econometrics, Accounting & Finance, Veterinary Science, Agriculture & Forestry

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Admission
The decision on the acceptance of admission as a refugee is the responsibility of the Chamber of Undergraduate Education – CEG, based on a detailed opinion of the Collegiate of the corresponding Undergraduate Course. To meet the requirements for admission to the requested undergraduate course, idle vacancies resulting from dismissal, transfer of students to other HEIs or remnants of the entrance exam will be used, that is, there must be a vacancy in the intended course. The refugee may only obtain a place at UnB, in this condition, only once and will have the same rights and duties as other UnB students, observing the statutory and regimental rules and this resolution. The presentation of documentation proving the education corresponding to high school in the Brazilian educational system is an essential part of the analysis of the refugee admission request. In the absence of documentation of schooling, it will be up to CONARE to certify the required schooling or it will be up to the candidate to submit to the means of admission provided by UnB. To apply for the application at UnB, the student will fill out the "general request" form, attach the documents listed and send it to saaatendimento@unb.br.
Qualifications
Art. 1 - Any individual who: I - due to well-founded fears of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, social group or political opinions, is outside his/her country of nationality and is unable or unwilling to accept the protection of such country; II - not having nationality and being outside the country where he previously had his habitual residence, cannot or does not want to return to it, due to the circumstances described in the previous item; III - due to serious and widespread human rights violations, he is forced to leave his country of nationality to seek refuge in another country. An application for admission as a refugee will not be accepted if he meets at least one of the following conditions: I. does not benefit from refugee status because it complies with article 3 of Law No. 9,474/1997; II. completed high school in Brazil;
Procedure
Stepby step: 1. Request recognition of refugee status: Link: https://www.gov.br/pt-br/servicos/solicitar-refugio Form: https://sisconare.mj.gov.br/conare-web/login?1 > Click on "Register" 2. Validate high school and elementary school transcripts at the GDF Department of Education: Link: https://www.educacao.df.gov.br/cedf-equivalencia-de-estudos/ Responsible Sector Education Council of the Federal District (CEDF) Address North Commercial Sector, Block 6, Set A, Block B, Venâncio 3000 Building, 10th floor 8 am to 12 pm and 2 pm to 6 pm (except Tuesdays) Telephone (61) 3318-2963 – Equivalence of Studies | (61) 3318-2962 – Protocol Emails cedf@edu.se.df.gov.br – General | cedf.equivalencia@edu.se.df.gov.br – equivalence of studies 3. To submit the request at UnB, the student must forward the documents listed below to saaatendimento@unb.br: a) "General Request" form, available on page https://www.saa.unb.br/graduacao/formularios. Direct form link: https://saa.unb.br/images/documentos/graduacao/formularios/Novos_Formularios/FORMULRIO_-_SOLICITAO_GERAL_-_SITE.pdf; b) identification document; c) declaration or certificate of refugee person issued by the National Committee for Refugees (Conare); d) proof of completion of high school in the country of origin. We also recommend the reading of CEPE Resolution No. 64/2007, available in http://www.deg.unb.br/images/legislacao/64_2007.pdf, which provides for the admission of refugees to undergraduate courses at UnB. Full information on the SAA website: https://saa.unb.br/graduacao/perguntas-frequentes-grad#aluno-a-refugiado-a For information on the procedures to apply for a place at UnB, contact the Dean of Undergraduate Education.
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