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The action by which an applicant does not remain available to the competent administrative or judicial authorities, such as by leaving the territory without permission, for reasons not beyond the applicant’s control. [defined in Article 2 of the Reception Directive]
For reasons of public order or in order to effectively prevent the applicant from absconding, Member States should be able to decide that the applicant is allowed to reside only in a specific place, such as an accommodation centre, a private house, flat, hotel or other premises adapted for housing applicants. Such decision should not […]
Where there is a risk that an applicant may abscond or where it is necessary to ensure that restrictions to an applicant’s freedom of movement are respected, Member States could require applicants to report to the competent authorities at a specified time or at reasonable intervals, without disproportionately affecting the rights of applicants under this […]
For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘application for international protection’ or ‘application’ means a request for protection from a Member State made by a third-country national or a stateless person who can be understood to be seeking refugee status or subsidiary protection status; (2) ‘applicant’ means a third-country national or […]
1. Member States shall provide applicants with information relating to the reception conditions set out in this Directive, including information specific to their reception systems, as soon as possible and in good time in order to effectively enable applicants to benefit from the rights and comply with the obligations provided for in this Directive. Member […]
1. Where necessary, Member States may decide that an applicant is allowed to reside only in a specific place that is adapted for housing applicants, for reasons of public order or to effectively prevent the applicant from absconding, where there is a risk of absconding, in particular with regard to: (a) applicants who are required […]
When applying the return border procedure, certain provisions of should apply, as they regulate elements of the return border procedure that are not set out in this Regulation, in particular those on definitions, more favourable provisions, non-refoulement, the best interests of the child, family life and state of health, the risk of absconding, the obligation […]
Where an applicant, third-country national or stateless person who was detained during the asylum border procedure provided for in no longer has a right to remain and has not been allowed to remain, Member States should be able to continue the detention for the purpose of preventing entry into the territory and carrying out a […]
1. Third-country nationals and stateless persons whose application has been rejected in the context of the asylum border procedure shall not be authorised to enter the territory of the Member State concerned. 2. Member States shall require the persons referred to in paragraph 1 to reside for a period not exceeding 12 weeks in locations […]
1. Detention may be imposed only as a measure of last resort if it proves necessary on the basis of an individual assessment of each case and if other less coercive measures cannot be applied effectively. 2. Persons as referred to in Article 4(1) of this Regulation who were detained during the asylum border procedure, […]
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