Access to the asylum procedure. What you need to know

Index

• What is international protection?
• What is non-refoulement and who does it apply to?
• Who shall be granted international protection in the EU?
• What is the difference between a migrant and a person in need of international protection?
• Is it my duty to decide whether a person is in need of internationalprotection?
• What rights do persons who may be in need of international protection have when I come into contact with them?
• What is my responsibility towards vulnerable persons?
• What is my responsibility towards a child or a person who claims to be a child?
• Could a victim of human trafficking also be in need of international protection?
• Who can apply for international protection?
• Can a person with fraudulent documents or without documents at all also apply for international protection?
• How do I recognise that someone may wish to apply for international protection?
• When and how should I provide information to people who may wish to apply for international protection?
• When does someone become an applicant for international protection?
• How do I recognise that a person is asking for international protection?
• What should I do if a person has expressed the wish to apply for international protection to me?
• What should I do if there are indications that someone may be in need of protection, but he/she has not expressed the wish to apply?
• What if a person applied for asylum, but I suspect he/she is only trying to abuse the system?
• What happens if I fail to identify a person wishing to apply for international protection?
• Sometimes I feel exhausted or even feel angry at the persons I have to deal with on a daily basis. Is this normal?