Table of contents Statistics...................................................................................................................... 6 Overview of the legal framework ............................................................................... 8 Asylum Procedure .....................................................................................................10 A. General ........................................................................................................................10 1. Organigram ..............................................................................................................10 2. Types of procedures .................................................................................................11 3. List of authorities intervening in each stage of the procedure ...................................11 4. Number of staff and nature of the first instance authority ..........................................12 5. Short overview of the asylum procedure ...................................................................12 B. Procedures ..................................................................................................................13 1. Registration of the Asylum Application......................................................................13 2. Regular procedure ....................................................................................................15 General (scope, time limits) ......................................................................................................... 15 Appeal .......................................................................................................................................... 17 Personal Interview ........................................................................................................................ 19 Legal assistance .......................................................................................................................... 22 3. Dublin .......................................................................................................................23 Procedure ..................................................................................................................................... 23 Appeal .......................................................................................................................................... 24 Personal Interview ........................................................................................................................ 24 Legal assistance .......................................................................................................................... 25 Suspension of transfers ............................................................................................................... 25 4. Admissibility procedures ...........................................................................................25 5. Border procedure (border and transit zones) ............................................................25 General (scope, time-limits) ......................................................................................................... 25 Appeal .......................................................................................................................................... 26 Personal Interview ........................................................................................................................ 27 3