The Asylum Service informs , that in accordance with the measures for protecting the public health and preventing the spread of Covid-19, the public can visit Regional Asylum Service Offices  only after scheduling an appointment. This includes interviews and registrations. 

The Asylum Service informs the public, that in accordance with the measures for protecting the public health and preventing the spread of Covid-19, it can visit a Regional Asylum Services only after scheduling an appointment. This includes interviews and registrations.

Regarding regional offices that operate within very high risk Covid areas, they are going to serve only urgent registrations, as well as lodging of appeals, whilst they will not conduct interviews until March 28th 2021.

Greece proposes the activation of FRONTEX outside Europe's territorial waters to effectively stop trafficking of irregular immigrants

The Asylum Service informs the public, that in accordance with the measures for protecting the public health and preventing the spread of Covid-19, it can visit a Regional Asylum Services only after scheduling an appointment. This includes interviews and registrations.

Regarding regional offices that operate within very high risk Covid areas, they are going to serve only urgent registrations, as well as lodging of appeals, whilst they will not conduct interviews until March 22nd 2021. 

In the context of the digital transformation of the asylum process and following the issuing of a Provisional Insurance and Health Care Number (PAAYPA), the Ministry of Migration and Asylum is issuing VAT numbers to third-country nationals that have a valid International Protection Applicant’s card.

We would like to inform you that that in accordance with the measures for protecting the public health and preventing the spread of Covid-19, the scheduled appointments for delivery of travel documents at Thessaloniki RAO will not take place from Monday 8/3/2021 until Monday 15/3 / 2021.

There will be a new announcement about rescheduling, following the lifting of the protective measures.

During the interval February 24th - March 3rd 471 beneficiaries in total have been relocated to Hannover, Germany, through four charter flights, departing from Lesvos. In detail:

• On 24/2 122 people
• On 25/2 155 people
• On 3/3 106 people
• Στις 4/3 91 people

Such flights are part of the bilateral agreement between Greece and Germany, as a result of which Germany shall accept 1.553 people expressing its solidarity actively.

The Asylum Service informs the public, that in accordance with the measures for protecting the public health and preventing the spread of Covid-19, it can visit a Regional Asylum Services only after scheduling an appointment. This includes interviews and registrations. .

Regarding regional offices that operate within very high risk Covid areas, they are going to serve only urgent registrations, as well as lodging of appeals, whilst they will not conduct interviews until March 15th 2021.