Which two statuses in the SOFA provide protection while working?

• A. Diplomatic and military status
• B. Administrative and technical status
• C. Operational and legal status
• D. Protective and non-protective status

Answer: (B)

In a Status of Forces Agreement, protections granted to personnel depend on their designated status. The two-part category that specifically covers protection while performing official duties on the host installation is administrative and technical status. This designation applies to civilian staff and service members performing support or technical work linked to the mission, ensuring they have defined immunity or protections in connection with acts carried out in the course of their official duties. The aim is to allow essential work to proceed smoothly without local legal processes interrupting routine operations. Other statuses, like diplomatic or military, have their own separate sets of immunity, but for work performed as part of the mission’s everyday functions, administrative and technical status is the correct, targeted protection.