Publications
Guidance on membership of a particular social group
This practical tool aims to support Member States in applying the concept of membership of particular social group (MPSG) as one of the 1951 Geneva Convention grounds of persecution in the examination process of applications for international protection.
Guidance on asylum procedure
EASO Guidance on asylum procedure: operational standards and indicators
This guidance aims to support Member States in the practical implementation of key provisions of the Asylum Procedures Directive to achieve fair and effective asylum procedures and to strengthen the CEAS at an operational level.
Quality Assurance Tool: Examining the application - Assessment Form: Personal Interview
Quality Assurance Tool: Examining the application for international protection
EASO Quality Assurance Tool: Examining the application for international protection
This tool provide EU+ countries with a common framework for internal quality assessment and assurance of applications for international protection.
Quality Assurance Tool: Examining the application - Assessment Form: First-instance Decision
This tool provide EU+ countries with a common framework for internal quality assessment and assurance of applications for international protection in the context of the first instance decision.
Practical guide: Qualification for international protection
This practical guide intends to assist case officers and decision-makers in the examination of applications for international protection and application of the legal criteria on who qualifies for international protection, referring to both refugee status and subsidiary protection.
Practical guide: Qualification for international protection - Flowchart poster for practitioners
This practical guide intends to assist case officers and decision-makers in the examination of applications for international protection and application of the legal criteria on who qualifies for international protection, referring to both refugee status and subsidiary protection.
Practical guide: Evidence assessment
This guide is designed in a similar way to the Practical guide: Personal interview. It is intended to provide support for the daily work of case officers and addresses the challenging tasks related to evidence assessment: gathering information, credibility assessment, risk assessment.