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A specific procedure for the swift return of third-country nationals whose applications for international protection were rejected in the context of the asylum border procedure.
Where the illegally staying third-country national or stateless person does not return, or is not removed, within the maximum period of the return border procedure, the return procedure should continue as provided for in .
1. From 12 June 2026, Eurodac shall be connected to the European search portal referred to in Article 6 of in order to enable the application of Articles 11 and 20 of . 2. The automated processing referred to in Article 20 of shall enable the verifications provided for in that Article and the subsequent […]
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. By way of derogation from Article 49, the personal data relating to persons as referred to in Article 15(1), Article 18(2)(a), Article 20(1), Article 22(2), Article 23(1), Article 24(1) and Article 26(1) obtained by a Member State following a hit for the purposes laid down in Article 1(1), point (a), (b), (c) or (j), […]
The return border procedure should facilitate, in a situation of crisis as defined in of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), the return of irregularly staying third-country nationals or stateless persons whose application has been rejected in the context of a crisis in the asylum border procedure, who have no right to remain […]
The duration of the border procedure for the examination of applications for international protection should be as short as possible while at the same time guaranteeing a complete and fair examination of the claims. It should in any event not exceed 12 weeks, including the determination of the Member State responsible. Member States should be […]
Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely to establish a return border procedure, to provide for specific temporary rules in order to ensure that Member States are able to address situations of crisis and to allow the financing of support under for solidarity actions within the context of , cannot be sufficiently achieved by the […]
When an application is rejected in the context of the border procedure, the applicant, third-country national or stateless person concerned should be immediately subject to a return decision or, where the relevant conditions set out in of the European Parliament and of the Council (15) are met, to a refusal of entry. To guarantee the […]
1. This Regulation establishes a return border procedure. It applies to third-country nationals and stateless persons whose application has been rejected in the context of the asylum border procedure provided for in Articles 43 to 54 of (the ‘asylum border procedure’). It also provides for temporary specific rules on the return border procedure in situations […]
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘refugee’ means a third-country national who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group, is outside the country of nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is […]
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