Is it my duty to decide whether a person is in need of internationalprotection?

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5Is it my duty to decide

whether a person is in

need of international

protection?

No. It is not your responsibility to assess whether

a person is in need of international protection or

if his/her account is credible. A dierent procedure

will follow at a dierent place, conducted by ocials

of the asylum determination authority, to assess

the application and determine, in accordance with

EU and international law, if the person qualif‌ies for

international protection or not.

Your duty is to identify persons that may wish to

apply for international protection, provide them

with information on the possibility to do so and refer

to the competent authority those who expressed the

wish to apply.

See Section “Key role of f‌irst-contact ocials”

of the Practical Guide.