FORGOTTEN Administratively detained irregular migrants and asylum seekers ii. Findings Processing of the asylum application Our interviews with the detainees and the investigation of their files revealed that there are not significant delays by the competent police authorities in the registration of expression of their wish to apply for asylum. However, there are delays in the registration and examination of their applications by the Asylum Service. More specifically: Delays have been noted in the registration of asylum applications by the Asylum Unit of Amygdaleza, as an one to three month period is required from the date of the recording of the person’s will to apply for asylum until the registration of the application (in the cases that we investigated the average time was 1,5 months). These delays have also the side-effect of prolonging detention, as after the submission of the asylum application, the Asylum Service is the authority competent to issue a recommendation to the Police regarding detention (in the cases that the detention has been imposed for the purpose of identity and nationality verification, or for the prompt and effective examination of the asylum application). Furthermore, the interview takes place from approximately two to four months after the registration date, while the decision is issued after one or two months. Delays have also been noted in the registration of asylum applications at the Regional Asylum Office of Patras, which is competent for the registration of asylum applications of those detained at the Pre-Removal Detention Center of Corinth46. At the Regional Asylum Office of Salonica, the registration of the asylum application takes place in less than 15 days, while the interview is set approximately one month later. 46 On 28/7/2016, the Asylum Unit of Corinth was established and is currently competent for receiving and examining international protection applications of the detainees of the Pre-removal Center of Corinth. 77