Guidance

Dublin III Regulation: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on the Dublin III Regulation’s rules for referral, consideration of responsibility and the transfer process to responsible states.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 2 November 2017
• Last updated: 14 August 2020 — See all updates

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Dublin III Regulation

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on transferring asylum claimants into and out of the UK where responsibility for examining an asylum claim lies with the UK or with another EU member state or associated state.

It also covers the policy for making a request to another Dublin State or when another Dublin State makes a formal request to the UK to take responsibility for an asylum claimant who is in that state under the terms of the Dublin III Regulation.

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Published 2 November 2017
Last updated 14 August 2020 + show all updates

1. 14 August 2020

   Updated guidance document.

2. 30 April 2020

   Updated guidance on Articles 13.2 and 17.2 of the Dublin Regulations, working with local authorities and timescales under Dublin Regulations.

3. 24 April 2019

   Updated guidance document published.

4. 2 November 2017

   First published.