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Croatia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
Amendments to the Aliens Act extended the scope of persons who can receive a temporary resedence permit on humanitarian grounds. These persons have the right to work without an additional work permit or authorisation, to attend vocational training and enrol in education. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Czech Republic |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Statelessness in the context of asylum |
Amendments to the Asylum Act and the Act on Stay of Foreigners stipulated that some provisions of the asylum procedure do not apply to the procedure for recognising statelessness, for example the appointment of a legal representative, having an oral hearing, and an appeal of the decision is not possible. However, the ministry provides an interpreter free of charge and issues a decision within 6 months of submitting the application (which can be extended by another 6 months for complex cases). |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Norway |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
Amendments to the Immigration Act would allow authorities to expulse refugees, without first making a decision on the cessation of the status, when the person has been convicted and sentenced of a crime that is punishable by 2 or more years of prison. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Latvia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Amendments to the Immigration Law were submitted for approval, shortening the waiting period for applicants to access the labour market from 6 to 3 months. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Slovenia |
2021 |
Legislative |
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The Dublin procedure |
Amendments to the International Protection Act (IPA) clarified that applicants awaiting a transfer to another country under the Dublin III Regulation have the same reception rights as other applicants until their transfer. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Slovenia |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
Amendments to the International Protection Act (IPA) clarified that unaccompanied children should be accommodated in child-friendly institutions instead of reception centres. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Slovenia |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
Amendments to the International Protection Act (IPA) ensured that unaccompanied children have continued legal representation even after a decision is given on their asylum application. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Slovenia |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
Amendments to the International Protection Act (IPA) included that vulnerable persons with special needs related to physical or mental health are prioritised in the border procedure, while they are provided with adequate assistance. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Slovenia |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Amendments to the International Protection Act (IPA) introduced the possibility to have remote interviews where necessary. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Slovenia |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
Amendments to the International Protection Act (IPA) introduced the right to appeal a decision of the Administrative Court before the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court must decide on the appeal within 30 days. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Slovenia |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to assess protection needs |
Amendments to the International Protection Act (IPA) now allow the competent authority to decide on the admissibility of an application at the border or in a transit area if a person expresses an intention to apply for international protection. The time limit for a decision in the border procedure was extended from 2 weeks to 3 weeks. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Malta |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
Amendments to the International Protection Act enables an appeal against a decision by the International Protection Agency which terminates refugee or subsidiary protection, except in cases where the beneficiary has renounced protection or become a Maltese national. The competence of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal now covers an ex nunc examination of the appeal. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Bulgaria |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Statelessness in the context of asylum |
Amendments to the Law on Foreigners introduced new grounds for refusing to grant stateless status. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Bulgaria |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
Amendments to the Law on Foreigners introduced provisions for a swift judicial review of detention. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Bulgaria |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
Amendments to the Law on Foreigners provide for a temporary automatic suspensive effect of an appeal against an expulsion order based on national-security grounds, containing “substantiated allegations” of important risk of death or ill treatment in the destination country. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Lithuania |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Legal assistance and representation |
Amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens allow restrictions to be placed on contact between legal services providers and asylum applicants during a state of emergency. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Lithuania |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
Amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens changed second instance procedures for decisions pronounced in an accelerated procedure. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Lithuania |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Legal assistance and representation |
Amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens clarified the scope of free legal assistance as covering solely asylum procedures at the national level and thus excluding cases submitted before European courts. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Lithuania |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
Amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens prolong detention for an additional 6 months (up to 1 year in total) and limits the freedom of movement to specific geographical areas. An asylum seeker may be detained or movement restricted to the place of accommodation if entering the territory illegally in the event of a war, an emergency or an emergency due to a mass influx of foreigners. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Lithuania |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Interpretation services |
Amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens stated that, in the event of a declaration of martial law, a state of emergency or an emergency due to a mass influx of foreigners, some rights provided to asylum applicants, including interpretation, may be temporarily and proportionally restricted. However, this article was repealed on 1 January 2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Lithuania |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens stipulate that the right to work would be acquired 12 months after the date of registration in the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS). |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Lithuania |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
Amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Foreigners aimed to speed up the appointment of a legal guardian for an unaccompanied minor, due to the influx of unaccompanied minors from Ukraine. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Lithuania |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
Amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Foreigners came into effect, noting additional grounds for the detention of asylum applicants during a state of emergency or an extreme situation due to a mass influx. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Lithuania |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Access to procedure |
Amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Foreigners came into effect, noting that during a state of emergency or an extreme situation due to a mass influx, foreigners may lodge an application for international protection from abroad within consular posts designated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Additional amendments were passed when an application is considered to be lodged under this procedure, when the Border Guard should still accept applications for international protection from persons who have crossed the border in an irregular manner, and circumstances when the application is not accepted. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Malta |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Amendments to the Maltese Reception Regulations provided a more comprehensive transposition of the provisions in the recast Reception Directive on material reception conditions for vulnerable applicants. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |