Asylum authorities

This overview presents the authorities responsible for the examination of applications for international protection in EU+ countries, which are commonly described as asylum authorities. The authorities which are competent for Dublin procedure will be presented on a separate issue. For each asylum authority, the following elements are included: General information on each position in the institutional structure Areas of activity (e.g. asylum, reception, migration) Legal status based on the following classification: Government agency (independent authority) Government federal agency (independent authority) Government entity forming part of the Ministry Law enforcement agency Role and competencies (a table of the relevant competencies for each step of the international protection procedure is included in Annex 1) (Internal) organisational structure Legal basis Hyperlinks to official websites and social media channels.