Country Report: List of authorities intervening in each stage of the procedure
Last updated: 30/07/26
Author
| Stage of the procedure | Competent authority (EN) | Competent authority (GR) |
| Application
v At the border v On the territory |
Asylum Service, RIS | Υπηρεσία Ασύλου, Υπηρεσία Υποδοχής |
| Dublin | Asylum Service | Υπηρεσία Ασύλου |
| Refugee status determination | Asylum Service | Υπηρεσία Ασύλου |
| First appeal | Independent Appeals Committees (Appeals Authority) | Ανεξάρτητες Επιτροπές Προσφυγών (Αρχή Προσφυγών) |
| Onward appeal | First Instance Administrative Court of Athens or Thessaloniki | Διοικητικό Πρωτοδικείο
Αθηνών ή Θεσσαλονίκης |
| Subsequent application | Asylum Service | Υπηρεσία Ασύλου |
| Revocation / Withdrawal | Asylum service
Hellenic Police (for the old procedure) |
Υπηρεσία Ασύλου
Ελληνική Αστυνομία |
| Forced returns | Hellenic Police | Ελληνική Αστυνομία |
| Voluntary returns | IOM |
The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) is also involved at different stages of the procedure, as is explained further below under Determining authority.