The Asylum Service is in charge of taking first instance decisions for both regular and accelerated procedures. An application is being examined under the accelerated procedure when444: (a) the applicant during the submission of his/her application invoked reasons that manifestly do not comply with the status of refugee or of subsidiary protection; (b) the applicant comes from a Safe Country of Origin; (c) the applicant has misled the authorities by presenting false information or documents or by withholding relevant information or documents regarding his/her identity and/or nationality which could adversely affect the decision; (d) the applicant has likely destroyed or disposed in bad faith documents of identity or travel which would help determine his/her identity or nationality; (e) the applicant has presented manifestly inconsistent or contradictory information, manifestly lies or manifestly gives improbable information, or information which is contrary to adequately substantiated information on his or her country of origin which renders his or her statements of fearing persecution as unconvincing; (f) the applicant submitted a subsequent application; (g) the applicant has submitted the application only to delay or impede the enforcement of an earlier or imminent deportation decision or removal by other means; (h) the applicant entered the country “illegally” (sic) or he/she prolongs “illegally” his/her stay and without good reason, he/she did not present himself/herself to the authorities or he/she did not submit an asylum application as soon as possible, given the circumstances of his/her entrance; (i) the applicant refuses to comply with the obligation to have his or her fingerprints taken in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 603/2013. (j) the applicant may be considered on serious grounds as a threat to the public order or national security; or (k) the applicant refuses to comply with the obligation to have his or her fingerprints taken according to the legislation 6.2. Personal interview Indicators: Accelerated Procedure: Personal Interview Same as regular procedure 1. Is a personal interview of the asylum seeker in most cases conducted in practice in the accelerated procedure? Yes No ❖ If so, are questions limited to nationality, identity, travel route? Yes No ❖ If so, are interpreters available in practice, for interviews? Yes No 2. Are interviews conducted through video conferencing? Frequently Rarely Never The conduct of the personal interview does not differ depending on whether the accelerated or regular procedure is applied (see section on Regular Procedure: Personal Interview). 444 Art. 88(9) Asylum Code. 105