Author
|
Name in English |
Number of staff |
Ministry responsible |
Is there any political interference possible by the responsible Minister with the decision making in individual cases by the determining authority? |
|
Asylum Office |
23 |
Ministry of Interior |
No |
The Asylum Office is responsible for examining applications for international protection and competent
to take decisions at first instance. In line with the Rulebook on the internal organisation and systematisation of positions in the Ministry of Interior, which established the Asylum Office on 14 January 2015, there should be 29 positions within the Asylum Office.
Currently, there are a total of 23 staff, of which:
|
Asylum Office staff: 2019 |
|
|
Position |
Number |
|
Head of the Asylum Office |
1 |
|
Deputy of the Head of the Asylum Office |
1 |
|
Country of Origin Information Officers |
3 |
|
Registration Officers (Krnjača and Banja Koviljača Asylum Centres) |
2 |
|
Asylum Officers |
13 |
|
Administrative Officers |
3 |
|
Total |
23 |
Thus, 15 asylum officers are in charge of the asylum procedure, a significant improvement in comparison to the previous years. Out of the 13 Asylum Officers responsible for deciding on applications for international protection, 9 have between 5 years and 10 years of experience. Their decisions must further be confirmed by the Head of the Asylum Office. The increase of the capacity of the first instance body has improved the effectiveness of asylum procedures in terms of more timely conduct of asylum interviews.