While Comoros does not host large numbers of refugees or asylum seekers, its geographic location and legal gaps make it a key country for mixed movements. Its proximity to French territory (Mayotte), alongside regional instability and economic hardship, has made Comoros a strategic location along the Western Indian Ocean migration route, with migrants, and asylum seekers transiting from the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region.

Comoros currently does not have a national asylum system or legal procedures to determine refugee status. Individuals seeking international protection are processed under general immigration law (Law No. 88-025 of 29 December 1988), which lacks specific safeguards such as protection against refoulement and does not explicitly define the rights of asylum seekers or refugees. The country also lacks an institutional framework for asylum or a competent authority to adjudicate claims.

With respect to statelessness, Comorian nationality law is governed by Loi No. 79-12 of 12 December 1979, which allows acquisition of nationality through descent or, in some cases, through birth in the territory. However, the law does not include provisions to prevent statelessness, such as ensuring nationality for children born in Comoros who would otherwise be stateless.

Despite these gaps, Comoros has demonstrated political will to improve its legal framework. At the Global Refugee Forum, the Government pledged to accede to the 1954 and 1961 Statelessness Conventions, reform its nationality law to better align with international standards and establish an interministerial commission to address statelessness. Progress on these pledges remains pending.

Comoros is a signatory to the Kampala Convention, but it has not yet developed a national legal or institutional framework for the protection and assistance of internally displaced persons (IDPs).