Allgemeine Fragen zu den Dublin-Zentren
type: Frequently asked
What does a Dublin centre do?
Dublin centres serve as a central place of accommodation for third-country nationals whose applications for international protection are supposed to be processed by a different EU member state. The central accommodation of these persons and the consistent application of the law is intended to significantly increase the number of transfers under Regulation (EU) No 603/2013, known as the Dublin III Regulation. All of the relevant authorities, including the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), the foreigners authorities and the courts that decide on Dublin cases, are to be represented in a Dublin centre in order to expedite the Dublin transfer procedure. The central accommodation makes it easier to keep track of the persons concerned and simplifies procedures such as delivering notices of decisions regarding their case. When the process is completed, the transfer is conducted directly from the Dublin centre.
Who are the Dublin centres for?
Dublin centres serve as a central place of accommodation for all third-country nationals whose applications for international protection are supposed to be processed by an EU member state other than Germany. This is usually the first EU member state the third-country national entered. This is governed by the EU’s Dublin Regulation.
The Dublin centre in Brandenburg will accommodate third-country nationals from the time they arrive in Germany; if it is found that another EU member state is responsible for processing their application for protection, they will be transferred directly from the Dublin centre. That makes the centre in Eisenhüttenstadt a model for all the other federal states to follow. The centre in Eisenhüttenstadt will focus on applicants for international protection whose fingerprints are on file in the EURODAC database as having applied for international protection in Poland.
By contrast, the centre in Hamburg is intended exclusively for preparing transfers to the responsible EU member states. Third-country nationals who are enforceably required to leave Germany will be accommodated in this centre.
What is the role of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community?
The Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community will advise and provide assistance, in particular on general legal and procedural questions which arise in connection with the running of the Dublin centres.
What is the role of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF)?
BAMF assists in particular with operational issues and will process Dublin procedures as a priority.
What is the role of the Federal Police?
The Federal Police will assist the federal states with transfers from the Dublin centres as their capacities allow. The Federal Police will give favourable consideration to providing assistance in individual cases. Another possibility would be administrative agreements with the federal states which establish Dublin centres to give the Federal Police the necessary authority to assist them.
Will more Dublin centres be created?
The Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community is in talks with other federal states on setting up additional Dublin centres.