Background information
During the asylum procedure, if a decision at first instance is not taken within a certain period from the date of the lodging and this delay cannot be attributed to the applicant, then the applicant must be granted the right to work. This period is defined in your national legislation, but in any case, it is not longer than 9 months from the date on which the application for international protection was lodged (181).
As to beneficiaries of international protection (i.e. refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection), they are granted the right to work immediately after protection has been granted (182).
(181) Article 15 RCD (recast) ‘Employment’.
(182) Article 26 QD (recast) ‘Access to employment’.
Explain this message to the applicant during the registration/lodging and personal interview:
- the right to work and when the applicant can start working according to your national legislation.
Explain this message to the applicant during the notification stage:
- if the decision grants refugee status or subsidiary protection, the individual is immediately granted the right to work.