This section contains information topics which are considered to be the minimum information that should be provided to applicants for international protection during registration and lodging.

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)
• Complaints mechanism

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)
• Age assessment (only if relevant in the personal circumstances of the applicant)
• Personal interview
• Time frame for the examination
• Detention (only if relevant in the personal circumstances of the applicant)

Next steps if the application is channelled to special examination procedure:  

• Dublin procedure (only if relevant in the personal circumstances of the applicant)
• Subsequent application (only if relevant in the personal circumstances of the applicant)
• Admissibility procedure (only if relevant in the personal circumstances of the applicant)
• Accelerated procedure (only if relevant in the personal circumstances of the applicant)
• Border 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
• Legal assistance and representation 
• Right to material reception conditions
• Withdraw an application for international protection 

Rights considering (unaccompanied) children:  

• Appointment of a representative/guardian (only if relevant in the personal circumstances of the applicant) 
• 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
• Have biometrics taken 
• Communicate contact address and any changes to the address to the authorities 
• Submit the elements to substantiate the application 

Possible consequences of not complying with obligations:  

• Application can be considered as implicitly withdrawn or abandoned 
• Assessment of relevant elements in the asylum claim may be affected  
• Asylum procedure may be accelerated  
• Material reception conditions may be reduced or in exceptional cases withdrawn

Additional topics:  

• Right to communicate with UNHCR and other organizations providing legal counseling 
• Family reunification (under the family reunification directive) (only if relevant in the personal circumstances of the applicant)
• Voluntary return
• Right to work (only if relevant in the personal circumstances of the applicant)