Relocation of applicants for international protection Information leaflet for Greece EN Photo: Andrea Bonetti SUPPORT IS OUR MISSION
If you are in need of international protection and eligible to participate in the European Union Relocation Programme: Notify an EASO or UNHCR representative or the Greek authorities of your intention to apply for international protection and join the relocation programme. Go to a Regional Asylum Office of the Asylum Service, or Call through Skype, user ID: asylum.service.relocation. For the schedule, check www.asylo.gov.gr, appointment for registration. What is relocation? Relocation is the transfer of asylum seekers who are in clear need of international protection from Greece to another participating European country. The application for international protection will only be examined in the country of relocation. Relocation is a safe and legal way for asylum seekers to be transfered from Greece to other European countries. There is no fee or payment to participate in the programme. Accommodation during the procedure and transfer to the country of relocation is free of charge. Photo: Andrea Bonetti
To where can I be relocated? You can be relocated to a European country that participates in the Relocation programme. Am I eligible for the Relocation Programme? You will be registered in the relocation programme if you are an asylum seeker in clear need of international protection, if you entered Greece after 24 March 2015, and you are a national of Syria, Eritrea, Iraq or a stateless person previously residing in one of these countries and all other countries included in the list of eligible countries, which is updated every quarter*. Please ask EASO for more information. * Countries which have had an international protection recognition rate of over or equal to 75% in EU countries for the last quarter
IMPORTANT Relocation step by step: 1) You must submit an application for international protection in Greece. 2) You must present all documents you have that verify your identity as well as all documents provided to you by the Hellenic Police. 3) The truthfulness of your statements and the authenticity of the documents you present will be checked by the Asylum Service and the European country of relocation. 4) As soon as Greece is informed by that European country that you and your family members (husband/wife and children) are accepted, Greece ensures that you will be transferred there safely, legally and free of charge as swiftly as possible. 5) You will be notified of the relocation decision in writing. 6) You will be provided with information about the transfer to the country of relocation. 7) When you arrive in the country of relocation, your application for international protection will be examined and your basic needs will be covered Can I choose the country to which I will be relocated? You cannot choose the country of relocation. For the decision, certain aspects will be taken as much as possible into consideration: special needs, state of your health, family links, language skills and any cultural or social ties that you may have with the country of relocation. Other factors are also taken into consideration, such as the number of places available in the participating countries. After being granted international protection by a European country, in principle you will have to remain in that country for at least five years. You are not allowed to leave from that European country unless you are given permission by the authorities. If you leave without permission, you will be returned to the country to which you had been relocated. Do not: - give money to smugglers; - travel illegally; - put yourself and your family in danger & hardship.
List of Asylum Offices you may visit: Regional Asylum Offices ATHENS THESSALONIKI SOUTH EVROS NORTH EVROS Street 2, P. KANELLOPOULOU ST, 101 77 ATHENS EX KTEO B BUILDING-PONTOU-LAHANAGORA AREA (GREEN GROCERY MARKET) 540 01 KALOHORI, THESSALONIKI 1B, MAKRIS AVE. 68 100 NEA CHILI, ALEXANDROUPOLIS First Reception Centre, 680 06 FYLAKIO, ORESTIADA RHODES 1, ELEFTHERIAS SQUARE, RHODOS, TRAFFIC POLICE BUILDING, 85100 RHODES LESVOS Nationality Identification Centre, MORIA, 811 00 LESVOS SAMOS VATHI, SAMOS Asylum Offices Map of Greece Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Leros, Kos SKOPJE F. Y. R. O. M. B U L G A R I A Filakio TIRANA Idomeni DRAMA XANTHI KOMOTINI T U R K E Y A L B A N I A KASTORIA FLORINA KOZANI EDESSA VERIA KILKIS KATERINI SERRES THESSALONIKI POLYGYROS KAVALA ALEXANDROUPOLI THASSOS KARYES SAMOTHRACE CORFU I O N I A N I S L A N D S IGOUMENITSA PREVEZA LEFKADA IOANNINA ARTA GREVENA TRIKALA KARDITSA KARPENISSI MESSOLONGI AMFISSA LARISSA LAMIA VOLOS LIVADIA LEMNOS AGHIOS EFSTRATIOS SKIATHOS LESVOS Mytilini ALONISSOS SKOPELOS SKYROS HALKIDA CHIOS T U R K E Y I O N I A N S E A KEFALONIA ZAKYNTHOS PATRA CORINTHOS PYRGOS NAFPLIO TRIPOLI KALAMATA SPARTI A E G E A N S E A ATHENS ANDROS SAMOS Vathi KYTHNOS SERIFOS TZIA Ermoupoli SYROS TINOS MYKONOS C Y C L A D E S NAXOS PAROS IKARIA PATMOS FOURNI ARKII LIPSI LEROS AGATHONISI FARMAKONISI SIFNOS KALYMNOS KOS SIKINOS AMORGOS MILOS IOS NISSIROS FOLEGANDROS SYMI ASTYPALAEA TILOS Rhodos SANTORINI ANAFI D O D E C A N E S E HALKI KYTHERA RHODES ANTIKYTHERA KARPATHOS CHANIA RETHYMNO HERAKLIO AGHIOS NIKOLAOS KASSOS Map of Greece Scale 1:4.000.000 Regional Offices Hotspots www.terrainmaps.gr GAVDOS CRETE T U R K E Y RO MEGISTI (KASTELLORIZO) STRONGYLI For more information you can also contact EASO on: info@easo.europa.eu
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