Country Report: First country of asylum
Last updated: 30/11/20
The Asylum Act stipulates that the first country of asylum is the country in which the applicant has been granted refugee status and he or she is still able to avail him or herself of that protection, or in which the applicant enjoys effective protection, including the guarantees arising from the non-refoulement principle.
The applicant is entitled to challenge the application of the concept of first country of asylum in relation to his or her specific circumstances.
The first country of asylum is yet to be applied in practice.