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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The amendment of the Act on Granting International Protection to Aliens allows the PBGB to request assistance from EASO and to be involved in the processing of an asylum application in the territory of another state, based on an international agreement or an EU act. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The PBGB may now publish the application number and the title of the decision on its website and do not notify the decision in another manner when the applicant's location is unknown or when there is an emergency situation. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Amendments to the Act on Granting International Protection to Aliens clarified that the rejection decision includes a return decision and a prohibition on entry for 3 years. |
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 |
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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The administrative court may order an applicant's detention without the descriptive and reasoning part when it is faced with a high number of detention requests. These parts are provided to the applicant if the detention decision is contested. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
The Act on Granting International Protection to Aliens was amended to include the conditions and timeframes for detaining applicants in an emergency situation caused by mass arrivals. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
A new surveillance measure was introduced, the appearing for counselling. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Return of former applicants |
The criteria for the risk of absconding when a return decision is issued were clarified. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Return of former applicants |
Compliance with a return decision issued to a minor or an adult foreigner with limited active legal capacity will be organised by a parent, guardian or other responsible adult person who is staying with the person in Estonia. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Finland |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
A new act entered into force regulating the processing of personal data by all authorities involved in migration affairs. Corresponding amendments were made in the Reception Act, the Immigration Detention Act, the Integration Act and the Citizenship Act. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Finland |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
A temporary amendment was passed to the Aliens Act to extend the period of an applicant's right to work. Applicants were temporarily able to work in agriculture, forestry, horticulture and fisheries without a waiting period and they could continue to work in these sectors longer, until they are in the country and receive material reception conditions, despite an enforceable removal decision. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Finland |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The age limit for follow-up care for unaccompanied children was extended from 21 years to 25 years. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Finland |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A working group has been set up to draw up a new act to assist victims of human trafficking. The working group's mandate runs until the end of 2022. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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France |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to process asylum applications |
Benin was removed from the list of safe countries of origin. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Lithuania |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
An amendment to the Law on the Legal Status of Foreigners granted applicants the right to work if the Migration Department had not taken a decision on their application within six months of the lodging and the applicants were not responsible for the delay. |
LT LEG 02 2019 |
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Luxembourg |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Interpretation services |
Luxembourg increased its translation and interpretation budget by about EUR 180 000. |
LU LEG 01 2019 |
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Luxembourg |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The National Reception Office (ONA, Office nationale de l'accueil) was established. |
LU LEG 02 2019 |
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Luxembourg |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
An amendment allowed a systematic verification process for the prolongation of a third country national’s administrative detention. |
LU LEG 03 2019 |
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Luxembourg |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Return of former applicants |
An interdisciplinary commission was established to evaluate the best interests of unaccompanied minors in return decisions. |
LU LEG 03 2019 |
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Luxembourg |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
The Law on Social Inclusion Income (REVIS) entered into force on 1 January 2019. All beneficiaries of international protection and their family members aged 25 or older can benefit from the social inclusion income. |
LU LEG 04 2019 |
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Malta |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The Head of the Agency for the Welfare of Asylum Seeker (AWAS) may be appointed as a legal guardian for unaccompanied minors with an interim care order, in order to prevent delays. |
MT LEG 01 2019 |
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Netherlands |
2019 |
Legislative |
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The Dublin procedure |
An amendment of the Dutch Aliens Act (Vw, Vreemdelingenwet), Article 50a, permitted applicants or Dublin claimants, who are legally residing after a decision on the asylum application and awaiting a Dublin transfer, to be stopped, transferred to a place to be questioned and kept in custody for a maximum of six hours if needed to assess whether detention is necessary in the framework of the Dublin procedure. |
NL LEG 01 2019 |
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Netherlands |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Return of former applicants |
An amendment to the Aliens Circular (Vc) was enacted: while in principle after the rejection of the first asylum application a departure period is granted, exceptions to the rule were extended concerning (among other things) apparently unfounded applications and applications predominantly based on socio-economic grounds. |
NL LEG 02 2019 |
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Netherlands |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to process asylum applications |
An amendment to the Aliens Circular (Vc) established a new procedure regarding lodging and assessing subsequent asylum applications. |
NL LEG 03 2019 |
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Netherlands |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to process asylum applications |
An amendment to the Aliens Decree (Vb) established the possibility to omit the personal interview in subsequent applications. |
NL LEG 06 2019 |