Reception
| ECRE defines reception as commencing from the moment that an asylum claim is received, lasting throughout the period during which the application and any appeals are examined, including those applications processed under admissibility and accelerated procedures, until a final decision has been made. Where another State is deemed to be responsible for the examination of the asylum application, under the Dublin II Convention or another such treaty or readmission agreement, the period of reception extends until the moment of departure to that State. An adequate reception policy should prepare simultaneously for both possible outcomes of the asylum determination procedure, namely return or integration During this time certain material provisions should be made available to each individual asylum seeker or asylum seeking family; this is the concern and responsibility of the receiving State and any national reception policy should be seen as closely related to the quality of the asylum procedure, as well as a vital part of providing international protection. ECRE believes that adequate conditions of reception are essential to the functioning of a fair and efficient asylum procedure. To enable an asylum seeker to be physically and mentally equipped to deal with the asylum interview process, reception must embrace more than just non-refoulement and the supply of most basic needs. It must ensure the independence and personal dignity of each asylum seeker. |
Responses & Recommendations ECRE Information Note on Laying down Minimum Standards for the Reception of Asylum Seekers Project Papers Press Releases No Equal Opportunities for refugees in the European Year of Equal Opportunities |