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Lithuania |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The time limit for lodging an appeal against a decision in the accelerated procedure was reduced to 7 days. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Malta |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The Refugee Appeals Board changed its name to International Protection Appeals Tribunal. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Iceland |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The Immigration Appeals Board's rules of procedure were amended, defining practices that have emerged in the past 3 years. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Cyprus |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The time limits to lodge an appeal against a final decision of the Asylum Service in front of the Administrative Court for International Protection were amended: 30 days for the regular procedure and 15 days for the accelerated procedure. The time limits to launch an appeal against a decision of the International Protection Administrative Court was reduced to 14 days from 42 days. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Finland |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
An amendment to the Aliens Act extended the time limit to 30 days to submit an appeal against a decision of the Finnish Immigration Service and before the Administrative Court and the Supreme Administrative Court. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Switzerland |
2020 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The Federal Administrative Court published its report on the evaluation of the asylum appeals procedure after the reform of the asylum procedure entered into force in 2019. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Switzerland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
Negative decisions on Afghan nationals were suspended. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Cyprus |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The rules of procedures of the Administrative Court for International Protection (IPAC) were amended making the applicant's presence before the court mandatory, whether in person or represented by a lawyer, without which the appeal could be rejected, except in situations of force majeure. Applicants or their lawyer now have a maximum of 10 minutes to present their supporting arguments, unless extended by the court when deemed necessary. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Belgium |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The Council of Ministers approved a law proposal and a draft royal decree, which aims to adapt the working methods of the CALL to the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The amendments concern the electronic communication of procedural documents and the written procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Belgium |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The Council of Ministers approved in June 2021 a draft law on the organisation of CALL. The proposal aimed to increase the number of judges of CALL and simplify and optimise the appraisal procedure for staff by introducing a comprehensive system of disciplinary and policy measures for officials. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Denmark |
2021 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The Refugee Board decided in December 2021 to suspend the processing of cases for Ethiopian nationals. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Austria |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
Both chambers of the administrative court started deciding on asylum cases and more staff was recruited. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Germany |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The German parliament adopted a bill allowing for the Federal Administrative Court to decide also on the general asylum situation as it pertains to the situation in the country of origin or destination. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The Administrative Division of the Council of State now uses a new, sixth form of motivation of its decisions. When the court rejects an application, it uses one of the template sentences to provide more context for the ground of the refusal. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Greece |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The Asylum Code codified the time limits for decisions on steps of the international protection procedure. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Cyprus |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The Law on the Establishment and Operation of the Administrative Court was amended introducing an automatic suspensive effect for an appeal against a return decision, deportation order and removal order. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Cyprus |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The composition of the Administrative Court of International Protection was amended, and the number of judges increased first from 3 to 5, then from 5 to 10. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Sweden |
2019 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The Swedish Migration Agency launched a portal allowing legal counsellors to submit appeals against first instance decisions electronically. Another pilot continued, in cooperation with the Swedish National Courts Administration, to digitally transfer appeals between the agency and the courts. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Greece |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The new law provides new time limits to submit appeals, schedule hearings on appeal depending on the day of the submission of an appeal, and issue appeals decisions. It provides for the suspensive effect of appeals for deportation, readmission and return procedures. |
EL LEG 05 2019 |
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Ireland |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The Chairperson of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal issued a new Guideline on Taking Evidence from Appellants and Other Witnesses. |
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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Cyprus |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The House of Representatives adopted an amendment to the Constitution, allowing for an exception from the general 75-day time limit for an appeal against a negative decision of the Asylum Service before the Administrative Court. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Romania |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
Law No 114/2021 was adopted to digitalise the second instance procedure and allow for remote hearings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Belgium |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Belgium adopted an exceptional regulation which temporarily allowed an additional procedural document to be submitted when the appeal was restricted to a written procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
An amendment clarified that the appeal against the rejection and return decision has a suspensive effect. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |