Identity not established for the majority of asylum applicants in the EU 18.06.2013 The authorities in many EU Member States are confronted with a significant number of third-country nationals who do not provide documents substantiating their identity when they apply for international protection. The synthesis report on the subject is based on national contributions from 25 EU Member States and Norway, which were prepared in 2012. The national estimates of the percentage of asylum applicants not providing documents substantiating their identity ranged from 25 per cent in Latvia to 94 per cent in Sweden and Norway. In Finland, it was estimated that the identity had not been established for approximately 70 per cent of the asylum applicants who were granted asylum and 40–50 per cent of the asylum applicants whose applications were rejected. For Finland, the two countries which presented the most difficulties in terms of establishing the identity of asylum applicants are Iraq and Somalia. This is due to the lack of reliable documentation from these countries. Establishing identity is particularly important when an asylum applicant has presented personal grounds for being granted international protection. Establishing identity is also significant in the context of returning rejected applicants to their countries of origin. An asylum applicant cannot be returned if his or her identity has not been adequately established.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 09:09:30 +0000
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