In accordance with its overall aim of supporting Member States in achieving common standards and high-quality processes within the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), EASO develops common practical tools and guidance.
You can find an overview of available tools and guidance here.
Access to the asylum procedure
Practical Tools for First-Contact Officials: Access to the Asylum Procedure
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Implementation of the Dublin III Regulation
- EASO Practical guide on the implementation of the Dublin III Regulation: personal interview and evidence assessment [EN]
Examination of the application for international protection
- EASO Guidance on asylum procedure: operational standards and indicators [EN]
- EASO Practical Guide: Qualification for international protection [EN] [BG] [CS] [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [ET] [FR] [FI] [HR] [HU] [IT] [LT] [LV] [MT] [NL] [PL] [PT] [RO] [SK] [SL] [SV]
- Flowchart poster for practitioners [EN]
- EASO Practical Guide: Exclusion [EN] [BG] [CS] [DE] [EL] [ES] [ET] [FR] [HR] [HU] [IT] [LT] [LV] [MT] [NL] [NO] [PL] [RO] [SK] [SL]
- EASO Practical Guide: Evidence assessment [EN] [BG] [CS] [DE] [EL] [ES] [ET] [FR] [HR] [HU] [IT] [LT] [LV] [MT] [NL] [PL] [RO] [SK] [SL]
- EASO Practical Guide: Personal interview [EN] [BG] [CS] [DE] [EL] [ES] [ET] [FR] [HR] [HU] [IT] [LT] [LV] [MT] [NL] [PL] [RO] [SK] [SL]
Quality assurance in the asylum procedure
- EASO Quality Assurance Tool: Examining the application for international protection [EN] [CS] [DE] [EL] [ET] [FI] [FR] [LT] [LV] [NL] [PL] [RO] [SK] [SL] [SV]
Practical tools for country of origin information research
- Tools and tips for online COI research (EASO Practical Guide Series) [EN]
- EASO Practical Guide: Researching the situation of lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons (LGB) in countries of origin [EN] [BG] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FR] [IT] [PL] [PT] [RO]
Reception
- EASO Guidance on reception conditions for unaccompanied children: operational standards and indicators [EN] [BG] [CS] [DE] [FR] [HR] [HU] [IT] [LT] [LV] [NL] [PL] [PT] [RO] [SK] [SL] [SV]
- EASO Guidance on contingency planning in the context of reception [EN] [BG] [CS] [DE] [EL] [FR] [HR] [HU] [IT] [LT] [LV] [NL] [PL] [PT] [SK] [SL] [SV]
- EASO Guidance on reception conditions: operational standards and indicators [EN] [BG] [CS] [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [ET] [FI] [FR] [HR] [HU] [IT] [LT] [LV] [MT] [NL] [PL] [PT] [RO] [SK] [SL] [SV]
Applicants with special needs
- EASO Tool for Identification of Persons with Special Needs (IPSN) [EN] [BG] [CS] [DE] [EL] [ES] [ET] [FR] [HR] [HU] [IT] [LV] [LT] [NL] [PL] [RO] [RU] [SK] [SL] [TR] [SV]
- EASO Report on asylum procedures for children [EN]
- EASO Practical guide on the best interests of the child in asylum procedures [EN]
- EASO Practical guide on age assessment [EN] [DE] [ES] [FR] [IT]
- EASO Practical guide on family tracing [EN] [DE] [ES] [FR] [IT]
- EASO Age assessment practice in Europe [EN] [BG] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FR] [IT]
Watch our video on Identification of Persons with Special Needs (IPSN):
Watch our video on age assessment: