Title	Advisory Opinion From the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Cessation and Cancellation of Refugee Status
Publisher	UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Publication Date	28 February 2003
Country	| United States of America
Topics	Cancellation | Cessation clauses
Related Document	Sokha Sun v. Ashcroft, Attorney General
Cite as	UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Advisory Opinion From the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Cessation and Cancellation of Refugee Status, 28 February 2003, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/43de2c694.html [accessed 25 May 2013]
Comments	On the issue of whether refugee status "ceases" or "terminates" once a refugee becomes a lawful permanent resident ("LPR") in his/her country of asylum. Submitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.