How the asylum procedure works in the EU

The Common European Asylum System (CEAS) sets common minimum standards across the EU, while Member States are responsible for implementing asylum legislation and examining individual asylum applications. The graphic gives an overview of the main steps in the current asylum procedure, after the Member State responsible has been determined on the basis of the criteria laid out in the Dublin Regulation. The other key acts which make up the CEAS regulate different stages of the procedure.

The system is currently under review and the European Commission has proposed to recast all five main instruments.

ESO: Background information: Asylum – a common space of protection and solidarity http://www.europeansources.info/showDoc?ID=1152966

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

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