Civil & Administrative

#INTV1833282ARegulation on Standards for Asylum Seeker Reception Centers

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This regulation outlines the standards for the operation of asylum seeker reception centers in France. It emphasizes the provision of adequate accommodation, administrative and legal support, healthcare, and partnerships with local communities. The regulation affects asylum seekers and those managing these centers, requiring them to ensure privacy, provide legal and social assistance, and facilitate integration into local environments.

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Key Changes

  • Establishment of standards for asylum seeker reception centers
  • Provision of comprehensive support services including legal and health assistance
  • Development of local partnerships and accommodation guidelines

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Maintain a staff-to-resident ratio of minimum 1 Full-Time Equivalent (ETPT) per 15 asylum seekers housed, or up to 1 ETPT per 10 people with prefectural approval

Asylum seeker reception center managers
operational
high

Provide furnished accommodation with private living space of minimum 7.5 m² per adult or household in shared/individual rooms, with access to sanitary facilities, furniture, and collective or individual kitchens

Asylum seeker reception center managers
operational
high

Register and domicile all housed asylum seekers during the examination period of their asylum applications

Asylum seeker reception center managers
operational
high

Provide comprehensive administrative and legal support including assistance with asylum application forms, translation support, prefecture correspondence for attestation renewal, and information on OFPRA examination procedures

Asylum seeker reception center professionals
operational
medium

Cover all costs related to asylum seekers' travel and convocations to prefecture, OFPRA, and national asylum court proceedings

Asylum seeker reception center managers
operational

Affected Parties

Asylum seekersReception center managers

Tags

asylum,immigration,reception centers