Statement on New Registration Procedure
New Asylum Seeker Registration Procedure begins today and is already at capacity
1 SEPTEMBER 2022
The new online platform for the registration of asylum seekers in Greece was published just six weeks ago with appointments commencing today in Diavata and Malakasa. Yet, Mobile Info Team reports that people are already experiencing significant delays, with appointments being assigned up to 14 months later or, increasingly, not at all due to a ‘lack of availability’. We express our serious concern that these delays, combined with the lack of official documentation provided to applicants as they wait, will result in people being forced to live in poor conditions, at risk of pushbacks and without access to essential services.
As registration appointments begin, Mobile Info Team will remain vigilant to the actions of the Greek authorities, particularly focusing on the lack of access to the asylum system and the resultant conditions that individuals are forced to live in. We will continue to monitor the situation as it develops to ensure that fundamental rights are upheld.
