https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/spain/asylum-procedure/procedures/regular-procedure/
Regular procedure - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
May 8, 2026 - The Asylum Law provides that, where applicants do not receive a final notification on the response to their first instance asylum claim after 6 months, the...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/greece/content-international-protection/status-and-residence/civil-registration/
Civil registration - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Jun 25, 2024 - According to Article 20(1) L. 344/1976, the birth of a child must be declared within 10 days to the Registry Office of the municipality where the child is...
civil registrationasylum informationeuropean councildatabase
https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/ukraine/detention-of-asylum-seekers/legal-framework-of-detention/duration-of-detention/
Duration of detention - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Mar 24, 2026 - The maximum period for detention is 18 months (initial detention for 6 months with the possibility to extend for up to 12 additional months), and the periodic...
asylum information
https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/austria/asylum-procedure/procedures/regular-procedure/
Regular procedure - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Jul 9, 2025 - General (scope, time limits) The regular asylum procedure is regulated in the AsylG (predominantly material law) and AVG and BFA-VG (predominantly procedural...
asylum informationeuropean councilregularproceduredatabase
https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/ukraine/asylum-procedure/the-safe-country-concepts/first-country-of-asylum/
First country of asylum - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Mar 24, 2026 - If a person was recognised as a refugee or a person in need of complementary protection in another country before arriving in Ukraine, this is a ground for...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/czechia/content-of-international-protection/status-and-residence/residence-permit/
Residence permit - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/czechia/asylum-procedure/procedures/accelerated-procedure/
Accelerated procedure - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/austria/asylum-procedure/procedures/border-procedure-border-and-transit-zones/
Border procedure (border and transit zones) - Asylum Information Database | European Council on...
Jul 10, 2025 - General (scope, time limits) Austria has no land border with third countries. All neighbouring states are Schengen Associated States and Member States, party...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/slovenia/reception-conditions/employment-and-education/
Employment and education - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Oct 13, 2020 - C. Employment and education contains sections on: Access to the labour market Access to education
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/czechia/content-of-international-protection/movement-and-mobility/travel-documents/
Travel documents - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
travel documentsasylum informationeuropean councildatabase
https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/turkiye/asylum-procedure/procedures/
Procedures - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Aug 20, 2024 - C. Procedures contains sections on: Regular procedure Dublin Admissibility procedure Border procedure Accelerated procedure
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/romania/reception-conditions/housing/
Housing - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Oct 13, 2020 - B. Housing contains sections on: Types of accommodation Conditions in reception facilities
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/romania/detention-asylum-seekers/detention-conditions/place-detention/
Place of detention - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Aug 26, 2025 - According to the law, asylum seekers may be detained in specially designed closed spaces within the Regional Centres, as well as in public custody centres....
asylum information
https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/sweden/reception-conditions/employment-and-education/access-education/
Access to education - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
May 20, 2025 - Asylum-seeking children have full access to the Swedish preschool and school system, and they are largely integrated in regular schools. The municipality where...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/slovakia/reception-conditions/housing/
Housing - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
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https://asylumineurope.org/aida_author/opu/
OPU - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/czechia/detention-of-asylum-seekers/legal-framework-of-detention/detention-of-vulnerable-applicants/
Detention of vulnerable applicants - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and...
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https://asylumineurope.org/
Home - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Mapping asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention and content of protection in Europe Click on the flag of a country to access a country report,...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/bulgaria/detention-asylum-seekers/legal-framework-detention/alternatives-detention/
Alternatives to detention - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
May 11, 2026 - Alternatives to pre-removal detention in the general immigration law (LARB) do not specifically target asylum seekers, rather all third-country nationals. The...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/egypt/detention-of-asylum-seekers/detention-conditions/pre-deportation-detention/
Pre-deportation detention - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Jun 23, 2025 - Under Law No. 89 of 1960 on the Entry and Residence of Foreign Nationals, Articles 25, 26, 27, 29, and 31, government authorities are granted broad powers to...
asylum information
https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/belgium/reception-conditions/health-care/
Health care - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Aug 20, 2025 - Under the material assistance an asylum applicant is entitled to enjoy the right to medical care necessary to live a life in human dignity.[1] This entails all...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/republic-ireland/asylum-procedure/guarantees-vulnerable-groups/
Guarantees for vulnerable groups - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and...
Oct 13, 2020 - D. Guarantees for vulnerable groups contains sections on: Identification Special procedural guarantees Use of medical reports Age assessment and legal...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/austria/detention-asylum-seekers/legal-framework-detention/grounds-detention/
Grounds for detention - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Jul 10, 2025 - Asylum seekers who apply for international protection at the police may be detained for up to 48 hours, without a detention order for safeguarding the first...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/slovakia/content-of-international-protection/health-care/
Health care - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/portugal/content-international-protection/status-and-residence/
Status and residence - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Oct 13, 2020 - A. Status and residence contains sections on: Residence permit Civil registration Long-term residence Naturalisation Cessation and review of protection status...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/slovakia/content-of-international-protection/family-reunification/
Family reunification - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/greece/reception-conditions/housing/conditions-reception-facilities/
Conditions in reception facilities - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and...
Jun 27, 2024 - Article 59(1) of the Asylum Code provides that material reception conditions must provide asylum seekers with an adequate standard of living that guarantees...
asylum information
https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/netherlands/content-international-protection/status-and-residence/naturalisation/
Naturalisation - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
May 21, 2025 - The conditions for obtaining Dutch citizenship are to be found in Articles 8 and 9 of the Act on Dutch Citizenship.[1] When a holder of an asylum residence...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/slovakia/reception-conditions/employment-and-education/
Employment and education - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/slovakia/asylum-procedure/subsequent-applications/
Subsequent applications - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/bulgaria/detention-asylum-seekers/detention-conditions/conditions-detention-facilities/
Conditions in detention facilities - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and...
May 11, 2026 - Overall living conditions In previous years, the detention centres were frequently overcrowded due to the increased number of new arrivals. The overall number...
conditions in detentionasylum information
https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/france/detention-asylum-seekers/general/
General - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Jun 23, 2025 - French law does not allow detention of asylum seekers for the purpose of the asylum procedure. The asylum seekers covered in this section are mainly the ones...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/czechia/asylum-procedure/procedures/admissibility-procedure/
Admissibility procedure - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/bulgaria/reception-conditions/
Reception Conditions - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Sep 12, 2023 - The Chapter: Reception Conditions in Bulgaria includes sections on: Short overview of the reception system A. Access and forms of reception conditions Criteria...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/hungary/asylum-procedure/procedures/admissibility-procedure/
Admissibility procedure - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
May 8, 2025 - General (scope, criteria, time limits) The admissibility of an application should be decided within 15 calendar days and this deadline may not be extended;...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/germany/detention-asylum-seekers/detention-conditions/conditions-detention-facilities/
Conditions in detention facilities - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and...
Jun 16, 2025 - National law only provides basic rules for detention centres. As a result, conditions differ very much throughout the country. Health care in detention is in...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/croatia/asylum-procedure/procedures/accelerated-procedure/
Accelerated procedure - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Jan 19, 2026 - General (scope, grounds for accelerated procedures, time limits) According to the LITP the Ministry shall take a decision in an accelerated procedure where:[1]...
asylum informationeuropean councilacceleratedproceduredatabase
https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/italy/content-international-protection/status-and-residence/naturalisation/
Naturalisation - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Sep 26, 2025 - Responding to a Foia request made by ASGI, the Ministry of Interior informed that, in 2024, 708 refugees were granted Italian citizenship. In 2024,...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/malta/content-international-protection/movement-and-mobility/freedom-movement/
Freedom of movement - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Apr 22, 2022 - Beneficiaries have freedom of movement within the Maltese territory. No dispersal scheme is in place to allocate beneficiaries to specific geographic regions.
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/italy/content-international-protection/status-and-residence/long-term-residence/
Long-term residence - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Sep 26, 2025 - As indicated by the national statistical institute (Istat), between 2023 and 2024 the number of non-EU citizens with regular residence permit in Italy...
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https://asylumineurope.org/aida_author/jrs-romania/
JRS Romania - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/egypt/asylum-procedure/general/types-of-procedures/
Types of procedures - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Jun 23, 2025 - Procedures applied in Egypt: Regular procedure
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https://uncommunication.com/amid-diplomatic-spat-mexico-grants-former-ecuadorian-vp-asylum-information/
Amid diplomatic spat, Mexico grants former Ecuadorian vp asylum | Information - uncommunication
Apr 6, 2024 - Amid a growing diplomatic spat, Mexico has granted asylum to a former Ecuadorian vp accused of bribery whereas in workplace. In a press release on Friday,...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/hungary/asylum-procedure/procedures/accelerated-procedure/
Accelerated procedure - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
May 8, 2025 - The Asylum Act lays down an accelerated procedure, where the NDGAP is expected to take a decision within the short timeframe of 15 days.[1] In 2019 and in...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/slovakia/reception-conditions/
Reception Conditions - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/serbia/reception-conditions/health-care/
Health care - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Jul 21, 2025 - The Asylum Act foresees that asylum seekers shall have an equal right to health care in relation to Serbian citizens, in accordance with the regulations...
health careasylum informationeuropean councildatabase
https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/netherlands/content-international-protection/family-reunification/
Family reunification - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Oct 13, 2020 - B. Family reunification contains sections on: Criteria and conditions Status and rights of family members
family reunificationasylum informationeuropean councildatabase
https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/austria/content-international-protection/employment-and-education/access-education/
Access to education - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Jul 10, 2025 - Access to education is the same for beneficiaries as for asylum applicants (see Reception Conditions: Education). However, there is no restriction with regard...
access to educationasylum information
https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/italy/
Italy - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Sep 4, 2025 - The report was written by Caterina Bove, Matteo Astuti, Chiara Pigato and Giovanni Papotti, of the Association for Legal Studies on Immigration (ASGI), and...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/czechia/content-of-international-protection/
Content of International Protection - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees...
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https://fa.oramrefugee.org/asylum-information
Asylum Information | ORAM Refugee
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/switzerland/detention-asylum-seekers/general/
General - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
May 16, 2025 - Immigration detention in Switzerland is applied for the purpose of removal, as no general detention of asylum seekers is foreseen. The administrative detention...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/slovakia/reception-conditions/differential-treatment-of-specific-nationalities-in-reception/
Differential treatment of specific nationalities in reception - Asylum Information Database |...
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/slovakia/detention-of-asylum-seekers/detention-conditions/
Detention conditions - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/ukraine/content-of-international-protection/status-and-residence/residence-permit/
Residence permit - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Mar 24, 2026 - A refugee certificate or a certificate of a person in need of complementary protection is issued for a period of five years.[1] The certificate is issued to a...
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https://asylumineurope.org/aida_author/portuguese-refugee-council/
Portuguese Refugee Council - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
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https://help.unhcr.org/
Information for Refugees, Asylum-seekers and Stateless People | UNHCR
Helpful info on asylum procedures, rights and duties in 130+ countries. Provided by UNHCR for refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless people.
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https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/ukraine/reception-conditions/access-and-forms-of-reception-conditions/reduction-or-withdrawal-of-reception-conditions/
Reduction or withdrawal of reception conditions - Asylum Information Database | European Council on...
Mar 24, 2026 - Persons housed in the centre may lose the right to use the accommodation provided to them in the centre in the following cases: a person has refused to stay in...
https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/spain/asylum-procedure/procedures/regular-procedure/
Regular procedure - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
May 8, 2026 - The Asylum Law provides that, where applicants do not receive a final notification on the response to their first instance asylum claim after 6 months, the...
asylum informationeuropean councilregularproceduredatabase
https://asylumineurope.org/reports/country/greece/content-international-protection/status-and-residence/civil-registration/
Civil registration - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Jun 25, 2024 - According to Article 20(1) L. 344/1976, the birth of a child must be declared within 10 days to the Registry Office of the municipality where the child is...
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