1. The competent authorities of the Member State where an application for international protection is made shall, upon registration of the application, provide the applicant with a document in his or her own name indicating that an application has been made and registered. That document shall be valid until the document referred to in paragraph 4 has been issued.
Following a transfer in accordance with Article 46 of , the competent authorities of the Member State responsible shall, when the applicant identifies himself or herself to them, provide the applicant with a document in his or her name indicating that an application has been made and registered and that the person has been transferred. That document shall remain valid until the document referred to in paragraph 4 has been issued.
2. The document referred to in paragraph 1 does not have to be provided if it is possible to issue the document referred to in paragraph 4 by the time of registration.
3. The document referred to in paragraph 1 shall be withdrawn when the document referred to in paragraph 4 is issued.
4. The competent authorities of the Member State where the application is lodged in accordance with Article 28(1) and (2) shall, as soon as possible after the lodging of the application, issue a document including at least the following elements, to be updated as necessary:
(a) the applicant’s name, date and place of birth, gender and nationalities or, if applicable, an indication of statelessness, a facial image of the applicant and the applicant’s signature;
(b) the issuing authority, date and place of issue and period of validity of the document;
(c) the status of the individual as an applicant;
(d) a statement that the applicant has the right to remain on the territory of that Member State for the purpose of having the application examined and an indication of whether the applicant is free to move within all or part of the territory of that Member State;
(e) a statement that the document is not a travel document and that the applicant is not allowed to travel without authorisation to other Member States.
5. It shall not be necessary to issue any of the documents referred to in this Article where and for as long as the applicant is in detention or imprisonment.
Upon release from detention or imprisonment, the applicant shall be provided with the document referred to in paragraph 1 or 4. Where the applicant is provided with the document referred to in paragraph 1 upon release, the applicant shall receive the document referred to in paragraph 4 as soon as possible.
6. In the case of accompanied minors, the documents referred to in this Article issued to one of the parents of the applicant or the adult responsible for him or her whether by the law or practice of the Member State concerned may also cover the minor, if appropriate.
7. The documents referred to in this Article need not be proof of identity but shall be considered to be sufficient means for applicants to identify themselves to national authorities and to access their rights for the duration of the procedure for international protection.
8. The documents referred to in paragraphs 1 and 4 shall state the date of registration of the application.
9. The document referred to in paragraph 4 shall be valid for up to 12 months or until the applicant is transferred to another Member State in accordance with . Where that document is issued by the Member State responsible, the validity of the document shall be renewed so as to cover the period during which the applicant has a right to remain on its territory. The period of validity of the document does not constitute a right to remain where that right was terminated or suspended in accordance with this Regulation.
Correlation table
| Directive 2013/32/EU | This Regulation |
| — | Article 29 |