This section contains information topics which are considered to be the minimum information that should be provided to applicants for international protection during the first contact (making).
Core concepts and principles of the asylum procedure:
- What is international protection?
- What is the asylum procedure?
- Confidentiality
- Principle of the best interests of the child (only if relevant in the personal circumstances of the applicant)
Procedural information:
- Registration procedure
- Registering dependent adults (only if relevant in the personal circumstances of the applicant)
- Registering children (only if relevant in the personal circumstances of the applicant)
- Time frame for the examination
Next steps if the application is channelled to special examination procedure:
- Dublin procedure (only if relevant in the personal circumstances of the applicant)
Rights of an applicant for international protection:
- Right to remain
- Access to an interpreter
- Legal and procedural information free of charge
- Right to material reception conditions
- Withdraw an application for international protection
Rights considering (unaccompanied) children:
- Family tracing (only if relevant in the personal circumstances of the applicant)
Rights considering applicants with special needs:
- Adequate support to benefit from their rights and to comply with obligations during the asylum procedure (only if relevant in the personal circumstances of the applicant)
Obligations of an applicant for international protection:
- Cooperate with the authorities
- Be subject to personal search for security reasons
- Have biometrics taken
- Submit the elements to substantiate the application