Commissariat for Refugees, as a separate organization in the public administration system, was established by the Law on Refugees in 1992 to perform professional and other tasks related to the care, return and integration of refugees under this law and the related administrative tasks. With the adoption of the Law on Migration Management in 2012, Commissariat for Refugees established by the Law on Refugees continues to work as the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration in accordance with the responsibilities set forth in this Law and other laws. The Commissariat is engaged in a wide range of activities. Its original mission was to
provide assistance to refuges from the 1991-1995 conflict, internally displaced persons from Kosovo and Metohija, search for missing persons in wars on the territory of the former SFR Yugoslavia, work on the reintegration of returnees under the readmission agreement, provide reception and accommodation for asylum seekers and take care of the integration of persons which have been granted international protection.