Country Report: Safe country of origin
Last updated: 19/04/22
The Federal Council is responsible for designating states in which, on the basis of its findings, there is protection against persecution, as safe countries of origin.[1] In such a case, SEM usually issues a decision of inadmissibility without further investigations. The time limit for an appeal in these cases is 5 working days.[2] The common list of safe countries of origin and safe third countries is published in the Annex 2 of Asylum Ordinance 1 on procedural aspects (AO1),[3] it includes:
- EU and EEA Member States;
- Albania;
- Benin;
- Bosnia-Herzegovina;
- Burkina Faso;
- Georgia;
- Ghana;
- India;
- Kosovo;
- Moldova, excluding Transnistria;
- Mongolia;
- Montenegro;
- North Macedonia;
- Senegal; and
- Serbia
[1] Article 6a(2)(a) AsylA.
[2] Article 108(3) AsylA.
[3] Annex 2 AO1, available in French (and German and Italian) at: http://bit.ly/2FMt9sO.