Table of Contents
Glossary .................................................................................................................................................... 6
List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................... 7
Statistics ................................................................................................................................................... 9
Overview of the legal framework .......................................................................................................... 11
Overview of main changes since the previous report update .......................................................... 19
Asylum Procedure ................................................................................................................................. 24
General ....................................................................................................................................... 24
A.
1.
Flow chart ................................................................................................................................. 24
2.
Types of procedures ................................................................................................................ 25
3.
List of authorities that intervene in each stage of the procedure ............................................. 25
4.
Determining authority ............................................................................................................... 25
5.
Short overview of the asylum procedure.................................................................................. 27
Access to the procedure and registration .............................................................................. 29
B.
1.
Access to the territory and push backs .................................................................................... 29
2.
Reception and identification procedure.................................................................................... 38
3.
Registration of the asylum application ..................................................................................... 51
Procedures ................................................................................................................................ 55
C.
1.
Regular procedure ................................................................................................................... 55
2.
Dublin ....................................................................................................................................... 72
3.
Admissibility procedure ............................................................................................................ 82
4.
Border procedure (border and transit zones) ........................................................................... 89
5.
Fast-track border procedure (Eastern Aegean islands) ........................................................... 92
6.
Accelerated procedure ........................................................................................................... 104
Guarantees for vulnerable groups ........................................................................................ 106
D.
1.
Identification ........................................................................................................................... 106
2.
Special procedural guarantees .............................................................................................. 115
3.
Use of medical reports ........................................................................................................... 118
4.
Legal representation of unaccompanied children .................................................................. 119
E.
Subsequent applications ....................................................................................................... 121
F.
The safe country concepts .................................................................................................... 125
1.
Safe country of origin ............................................................................................................. 125
2.
Safe third country ................................................................................................................... 126
3.
First country of asylum ........................................................................................................... 138
Information for asylum seekers and access to NGOs and UNHCR ................................... 139
G.
H.
1.
Provision of information on the procedure ............................................................................. 139
2.
Access to NGOs and UNHCR................................................................................................ 141
Differential treatment of specific nationalities in the procedure ....................................... 143
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