Subsidiary protection

A form of protection that can be granted by the competent Territorial Commission to a person seeking asylum, when the applicant cannot prove that he or she is at risk of personal persecution, but would risk serious injury in the country of origin (death sentence, torture, serious and individual threat to life or person by reason of indiscriminate violence in situations of armed conflict), so that he or she cannot or does not want to benefit from the protection of said country. The residence permit under subsidiary protection is valid for 5 years, and it can be renewed if the reason for its issuing persist. The permit also grants access to education, employment and National Health Service.