Country responsible for asylum application (Dublin Regulation)

1. Date of issuance 

Adopted on 26 June 2013.

2. Effective date

Applied from 1 January 2014.

3. English title 

Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person.

4. Summary 

This Regulation establishes the criteria and mechanisms for determining which EU Member State is responsible for examining an application for international protection (asylum) submitted by a third-country national or a stateless person in one of the Member States.
The main criteria, listed in order of priority, include:
– The presence of family members legally residing in another Member State;
– The issuance of a visa or residence permit by a Member State;
– The first Member State of entry, whether legal or irregular.
The Regulation aims to ensure that only one Member State is responsible for examining each asylum application, thereby preventing multiple applications in different Member States.

5. Expiry 

The Regulation remains in force but will be replaced by Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 (Asylum and Migration Management Regulation) on 30 June 2026.

6. Detailed content

Available for download here.

Translated by Vũ Hưng.