A Refugee Travel Document (also called a 1951 Convention travel document or Geneva passport) is a travel document issued to a refugee by the state in which she or he normally resides allowing him or her to travel outside that state and to return there. Refugees are unlikely to be able to obtain passports from their state of nationality (from which they […]
The Dublin Regulation (Regulation No. 604/2013; sometimes the Dublin III Regulation; previously the Dublin II Regulation and Dublin Convention) is a European Union (EU) law that determines the EU Member State responsible to examine an application for asylum seekers seeking international protection under the HYPERLINK “” \o “Convention relating to the Status of Refugees” Geneva Convention and the EU Qualification Directive, within the European Union. […]
Everyone who applies for international protection has access to the public health system’s general health-care cover. They will receive this cover once they have obtained their individual health-care card (TSI), which they can apply for from the primary health-care centre (CAP) in their neighborhood of residence.
In that case you will have to leave Spain, unless you have some form of residence permit. You may also appeal against the rejection of your application before a court.
No, but if you gain refugee status the access time lines are shortened and you can apply for it within five years.
Under Spanish law right to asylum or subsidiary protection covers the spouse or partner of any beneficiary of international protection, children under majority age and parents, providing the latter have proof of dependency and the same nationality. It may also be granted to other families where there is proof of dependency and previous co-habitation in […]
Subsidiary Protection is granted to individuals who are unable to return to their country of origin as they would face a real risk of suffering serious harm, such as the death penalty or execution, torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or serious threats to life and limb, owing to a situation of indiscriminate violence caused […]
The Spanish government is the sole authority with jurisdiction over asylum and refuge. Your case will be decided by Spain’s Ministry of the Interior, on the initiative of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Asylum and Refuge (CIAR). Once your application has been accepted for processing, a decision on it ought to be reached within a maximum […]
The Spanish government has a social welfare programme for asylum seekers without financial resources which covers their basic needs – accommodation, upkeep, counselling and social care – for a period of six months from the submission of their claim for asylum. Barcelona’s social care programme is run by three social organisations: ACCEM, CEAR and the Red Cross. […]
The first document you will receive is the interview diligencia, which certifies that you already have an appointment with the OAR to start the asylum claim process. Once you have completed your interview at the OAR, you will receive a white document containing your personal details and photograph and certifying that you are entitled to […]