Germany Refugee Legislation

REFUGEE LEGISLATION IN GERMANY

Henry Schlink, Max Feickert, Birte Johannsen

Agenda ◦ Laws concerning refugees

◦ Procedure of the asylum application ◦ Positive and negative aspects ◦ Conclusion / Our opinion

German refugee laws ◦ Every refugee that comes to Germany because of persecution has a right to asylum ◦ They only can be deported if they come from a safe country ◦ Every refugee has a right for protection  except: he the refugee commited a crime, is a threat for the country or broke UN laws

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Asylum seekers are being registered Distribution to the initial reception housings Workers there inform the responsible federal bureau They file their application for asylum Application is getting checked ďƒ if any of the 4 kinds of protection apply (entitlement for asylum, refugee protection, subsidiary protection, prohobition of deprotation) Personal talk Decision from the federal bureau

Positive and negative aspects Positive aspects

Negative aspects

◦ Every application is being checked individually

◦ Bad housing conditions

◦ Permanent residency permit after 3 years of good integration

◦ Cultural differences

◦ High chance of acceptance of the application ◦ Every refugee has the right to get a lawyer

◦ Protection for those who fear danger and persecution in their home countries

◦ High costs and long waitings times ◦ Legal problems with those who can not stay

Conclusion & our opinion ◦ Germany does care for the refugees  checking every application individually ◦ Good that they get protection if they need it & giving them the same rights ◦ But it takes very long until decision is made ◦ Definition of „safe countries“ is unclear  in our opinion Afghanistan is not a safe country