How do I recognise that someone may wish to apply for international protection?

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12 How do I recognise

that someone

may wish to apply

for international

protection?

Many persons who may be in need of international

protection do not actively apply for asylum in the

country in which they arrive. Many of them may not

know their rights and obligations or may choose

not to ask for protection because of their specif‌ic

situation or because of being misinformed by others,

including smugglers, about their options.

Therefore it is impor tant to observe and pay

attention to indications that a person may wish

to apply for international protection.

Indications that a person may wish to apply for

international protection may be revealed in dierent

ways. You may observe them, ascer tain them

through direct contact with the person or with

other persons, deduce them from the documents

the person presents and/or come across them

under other circumstances. In order to detect

the indications quicker and more precisely, pay

particular attention to the following elements:

1. Who the person is (age; gender; family

status; ethnicity, religion and nationality)

2. Where the person comes from (country of

origin; general circumstances of arrival)