v he/she submits a subsequent application; v he/she is considered a threat to the public order/national security; v there are reasonable grounds to believe that a country can be considered as a safe third country for the minor, and if it is in line with the best interest of the minor; v the unaccompanied minor has misled the authorities by submitting false documents or he/she has destroyed or he/she has lost in bad faith his or her identification documents or travel document, under the conditions that they or their guardian be given the opportunity to provide sufficient justification for it. 5.2. Personal interview Indicators: Fast-track border 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 v If so, are questions limited to nationality, identity, travel route? Yes No v If so, are interpreters available in practice, for interviews? Yes No 2. Are interviews conducted through video conferencing? Frequently Rarely Never According to Article 69 (1) Asylum Code, asylum applicants are already required at the stage of registration of their asylum application before RAOs, to give exhaustive reasons for fleeing their country of origin. If they fail to mention all reasons during the registration, they have no right to develop claims which are only for the first time mentioned during their asylum interview. However, in practice, the registration of the asylum application in the islands is too succinct to provide them with the opportunity to do so, as it only focuses on very basic information. Αt the end of 2021, the Reception Service (RIS) at the Kos and Samos RICs (now CCACs) started carrying out the full registration of asylum applications, as opposed to the Asylum Service until then. In 2022, this practice was adopted by the RISs/CCACs in all the islands and it continued in 2023. Ever since the registration of asylum applications was removed from the Asylum Service and was undertaken by the RIS, the registration form includes very limited information. Nevertheless, in practice, asylum seekers have the opportunity during their interviews to present their full claims, including information that was not mentioned in their registration form. According to Article 82(4) Asylum Code prior to the first interview of an asylum applicant that has been considered vulnerable, if his/her interview is scheduled within 15 days from the submission of his/her application, the applicant shall be granted reasonable time to prepare himself/herself and consult a legal or other adviser to assist him/her during the interview. The reasonable time for preparation is determined by the competent authority, meaning the Asylum Service, and shall not exceed three (3) days. If the interview is scheduled at a time later than fifteen (15) days from the submission of the application for international protection, no preparation time is granted. If the interview is postponed, no further preparation time shall be granted. This means that in the latter two cases, the applicant will not be given any additional time to prepare him/herself for the interview from the time he/she is informed of his/her interview appointment. Decisions at first instance shall be issued within seven days, according to Article 95(3)(c) of the Asylum Code. However, in practice, based on the observations of legal and psychosocial actors operating in the field, including GCR, the newcomers undergo the interview procedure without prior adequate evaluation of their potential vulnerabilities. Most of the time, the RIS’ Medical and Psychosocial Unit (not always staffed by a doctor) proceeds with a typical medical check and record only manifest vulnerabilities. In any case, there is no information exchange mechanism between the RIS’ Vulnerability Focal Point (VFP) and RAO, and no relevant joint process to ensure that interviews are scheduled after the vulnerability assessment is completed. Even when RAO caseworkers refer the case to RIC’s Medical and Psychosocial Unit for 116