A number of stages need to be gone through from applying for asylum until the outcome of the asylum procedure. The individual steps will be explained here.
When asylum-seekers arrive in Germany, they report to a state organisation and are registered, after which they receive a temporary identification document. Only then can the asylum procedure begin.
The reception facility is responsible for providing food and board and informs the closest branch office of the Federal Office or the nearest arrival centre.
Where a personal application is made, further documents are recorded, and asylum-seekers are informed of their rights and duties within the asylum procedure.
The Dublin procedure is held prior to the actual examination of the asylum application, and establishes which European country is responsible for examining an asylum application.
The interview forms the basis for the decision in the asylum proceedings. The decision rests on the fate of the individual applicant as a matter of principle. Applicants are afforded sufficient time in order to explain their personal reasons for taking flight.
The Federal Office decides on the asylum application on the basis of the personal interview and of a detailed examination of documents and items of evidence.
The Federal Office examines each asylum application on the basis of the German Asylum Act as to whether one of the four forms of protection – entitlement to asylum, refugee protection, subsidiary protection, or a ban on deportation – applies.
The final decision of the Federal Office – the conclusion of the asylum proceedings – is followed either by a right of residence or by a right to remain, or by an obligation to depart.
Film: Information on the Asylum Procedure. Your rights and obligations.
The film entitled "Information on the Asylum Procedure. Your rights and obligations" is a visual addition to the written information which, by law, must be provided to anyone applying for asylum.
