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Central Asylum Documentation Office: Revolution in the asylum procedure!
A central asylum documentation center was set up in Frankfurt (Oder) to speed up and improve asylum procedures.
Central Asylum Documentation Office: Revolution in the asylum procedure!
In Germany there are significant changes to the asylum procedure to speed up the lengthy processes. A central asylum documentation center was set up at the Frankfurt (Oder) administrative court and has been active since September 2024. This facility is intended to assist the court in deciding asylum applications by providing relevant information about the conditions in the asylum seekers' countries of origin. Justice Minister Susanne Hoffmann explained that the documentation center was an important step in overcoming the existing challenges in the asylum system and increasing the efficiency of court rulings barnim-aktuell.de reported.
The average duration of the procedure for asylum applications at the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) is now 8.2 months in 2024, which represents a significant increase compared to the previous year (6.8 months). Regular asylum procedures are particularly affected. The data continues to show that Dublin procedures, which determine whether another EU country is responsible for processing the asylum application, are not deteriorating and continue to take an average of 2.9 months. It is clear that the EU institutions are under pressure to ensure efficiency and fairness zdf.de highlights.
Impact and future steps
The new central documentation center is intended not only to bring together relevant data, but also to specifically prepare problems in specific countries of origin in order to reduce the research effort of judges. It is expected that additional research staff will be hired to support this process. Despite the improvements, the length of the asylum process remains complex and the pressure on the judiciary to make quick and fair decisions is increasing.
The introduction of accelerated procedures for asylum seekers from certain countries of origin is an attempt to overcome the challenges. But politicians like Clara Bünger from the Left warn that this must not happen at the expense of accuracy and fairness, which remains particularly relevant given the increasing number of applications.