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1 FEDERAL LAW CONCERNING THE GRANTING OF ASYLUM (2005 ASYLUM ACT ASYLGESETZ 2005) Amendments FLG. I No. 75/2007 (VfGH) FLG. I No. 2/2008 (1. BVRBG) (NR: GP XXIII RV 314 AB 370 S. 41. BR: 7799 AB 7830 S. 751.) FLG. I No. 4/2008 (NR: GP XXIII AB 371 S. 41. BR: AB 7831 S. 751.) FLG. I No. 29/2009 (NR: GP XXIV RV 88 AB 116 S. 17. BR: AB 8084 S. 768.) BGBl. I No. 122/2009 (NR: GP XXIV RV 330 AB 387 S. 40. BR: AB 8200 S. 778.) [CELEX-No.: 32003L0109, 32004L0038] FLG. I No. 135/2009 (NR: GP XXIV RV 485 AB 558 S. 49. BR: 8217 AB 8228 S. 780.) FLG. I No. 38/2011 (NR: GP XXIV RV 1078 AB 1160 S BR: AB 8500 S. 796.) [CELEX-No.: 32008L0115, 32009L0050, 32009L0052] FLG. I No. 50/2012 (NR: GP XXIV RV 1726 AB 1757 S BR: AB 8715 S. 808.) FLG. I No. 67/2012 (VfGH) FLG. I No. 87/2012 (NR: GP XXIV RV 1803 AB 1889 S BR: AB 8774 S. 812.) FLG. I No. 68/2013 (NR: GP XXIV RV 2144 AB 2215 S BR: 8914 AB 8917 S. 819.) [CELEX-No.: 32011L0051, 32011L0095, 32011L0098] FLG. I No. 144/2013 (NR: GP XXIV AB 2548 S BR: AB 9059 S. 823.) FLG. I No. 70/2015 (NR: GP XXV RV 582 AB 610 S. 75. BR: 9372 AB 9379 S. 842.) [CELEX-Nr.: 32013L0032, 32013L0033] FLG. I No. 10/2016 (VfGH) FLG I No. 24/2016 (NR: GP XXV RV 996 AB 1097 S BR: 9555 AB 9575 S. 853.) FLG. I No. 68/2017 (NR: GP XXV RV 1586 AB 1631 S BR: AB 9800 S. 868.) FLG. I No. 84/2017 (NR: GP XXV RV 1523 AB 1681 S BR: 9820 AB 9861 S. 870.) [CELEX-Nr.: 32014L0036, 32014L0066] FLG. I No. 145/2017 (NR: GP XXV IA 2285/A S BR: S. 872.) [CELEX-Nr.: 32014L0036, 32014L0066] Table of Contents Part 1: Scope of application and definitions Article 1 Article 2 Scope of application Definition of Terms Part 2: Asylum status and subsidiary protection status Section 1: Asylum status Article 3 Article 3a Asylum status Ex officio international protection Section 2: Absence of responsibility of Austria Article 4 Article 4a Article 5 Safety in a third country Protection in safe EEA States or in Switzerland Responsibility of another State Section 3: Ineligibility for and withdrawal of asylum status Article 6 Article 7 Ineligibility for asylum status Withdrawal of asylum status
2 -2- Section 4: Subsidiary protection status Article 8 Article 9 Subsidiary protection status Withdrawal of subsidiary protection status Section 5: Common provisions Article 10 Article 11 Imposition of measures to terminate residence Internal flight alternative Part 3: Rights and duties of asylum-seekers Section 1: Residence in the federal territory during asylum procedures Article 12 Article 12a Article 13 Article 14 De facto protection against deportation De facto protection against deportation in the event of subsequent applications Right of residence Re-entry Section 2: Duty of cooperation Article 15 Article 15a Article 15b Article 15c Asylum-seekers duty to cooperate in the procedure Reporting obligation in admission procedures Order to stay at assigned place of residence Restriction on place of residence Part 4: Asylum procedural law Section 1: General asylum procedures (Article 16 has been repealed by FLG I No. 87/2012) Article 17 Conduct of procedures Article 18 Investigation procedures Article 19 Interrogations and interviews Article 20 Interviewing of victims in cases of infringement of the right to sexual self-determination Article 21 Evidence Article 22 Decisions (Article 23 has been repealed by FLG I No. 87/2012) Article 24 Discontinuation of procedures Article 25 Non-relevance and withdrawal of applications (Article 26 has been repealed by FLG I No. 87/2012) Article 27 Initiation of procedures for the imposition of measures to terminate residence Article 27a. Accelerated procedures Section 2: Special provisions relating to admission procedures Article 28 Article 29 Admission procedures Special provisions relating to admission procedures
3 -3- Article 30 Victims of violence Section 3: Special provisions relating to procedures at airports Article 31 Article 32 Article 33 Arrival via airports and transfer to initial reception centres Measures to guarantee rejection at the border Special procedural rules applying to procedures at airports Section 4: Special provisions relating to family procedures Article 34 Family procedures within Austria Article 35 Applications in family procedures filed with diplomatic authorities Section 5: Special provisions relating to the preservation of law and order and protection of domestic security during the operation of border controls Article 36 Article 37 Article 38 Article 39 Article 40 Article 41 Orders of the Federal Government Registration points Filing of applications for international protection De facto protection against deportation Entry prevention, rejection at the border and forcible return Asylum procedures Part 6: Cards for asylum-seekers persons having entitlement to asylum and persons eligible subsidiary protection status Article 50 Article 51 Article 51a Article 52 Article 53 Procedure cards Residence entitlement cards Cards for persons having entitlement to asylum Cards for persons holding subsidiary protection status Revocation of cards Part 7: Residence permits on grounds deserving of consideration Section 1: Residence permits Article 54 Article 55 Article 56 Article 57 Types and form of residence permits Residence permits on grounds of article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights Residence permits in cases particularly deserving of consideration Special protection residence permits Section 2: Procedures for the granting of residence permits Article 58 Article 59 Article 60 Article 61 Filing of applications and ex officio procedures Renewal procedures for special protection residence permits General issuance requirements Invalidity, non-relevance and withdrawal Section 3: Right of residence for displaced persons Article 62 Right of residence for displaced persons
4 -4- Part 8: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, repatriation assistance and integration assistance Article 63 International protection of asylum-seekers and refugees (Articles 64 to 66a have been repealed by FLG I No. 87/2012) Article 67 Integration of persons having entitlement to asylum and persons eligible for subsidiary protection Article 68 Integration assistance Part 9: Final provisions Article 69 Article 70 Article 71 Article 72 Article 73 Article 74 Article 75 Grammatical equivalence Fees References Execution Period of validity Relationship to the Geneva Convention on Refugees Transitional provisions
5 -5- Part I Scope of application and definitions Scope of application Article 1. The present federal law shall regulate: 1. the granting and withdrawal of asylum status and subsidiary protection status in respect of aliens in Austria; 2. the cases in which a ruling pursuant to the present federal law is to be issued in conjunction with a measure to terminate residence in accordance with the 2005 Aliens Police Act (FPG), FLG I No. 100; 3. the granting of residence permits on grounds deserving of consideration; 4. the special provisions applying to procedures for obtaining decisions as referred to in subparagraphs 1 to 3 above. Definition of terms Article 2. (1) For the purposes of the present federal law: 1. Geneva Convention on Refugees means the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, Federal Law Gazette (FLG) No. 55/1955, as amended by the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees of 31 January 1967, FLG No. 78/1974; 2. European Convention on Human Rights means the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, FLG No. 210/1958; 3. Protocol No. 6 to the Convention means Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the abolition of the death penalty, FLG No. 138/1985; 4. Protocol No. 11 to the Convention means Protocol No. 11 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, restructuring the control machinery established thereby, FLG III No. 30/1998; 5. Protocol No. 13 to the Convention means Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances, FLG III No. 22/2005; 6. TEU means the Treaty on European Union, FLG III No. 132/2009; 7. Dublin Convention means the Convention determining the State responsible for examining applications for asylum lodged in one of the Member States of the European Communities, signed in Dublin on 15 June 1990, FLG III No. 165/1997;
6 -6-8. Dublin Regulation means Regulation (EU) No. 604/2013 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 (recast), Official Journal of the European Union L 180 of 29 June 2013, p. 31; 9. Qualification Directive means Directive 2011/95/EU on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted, Official Journal of the European Union L 337 of 20 December 2011, p Basic Welfare Support Agreement means the Agreement between the Federal Government and the provincial governments, pursuant to article 15a of the Federal Constitution, concerning joint measures for the temporary granting of basic welfare support to aliens in need of assistance and protection in Austria (asylum-seekers, persons having entitlement to asylum, displaced persons and other persons who may not be deported for legal or practical reasons), FLG I No. 80/2004; 11. Persecution means any act of persecution as defined in article 9 of the Qualification Directive; 12. Reason for persecution means any reason stated in article 10 of the Qualification Directive; 13. Application for international protection means a request made in any possible way - by an alien in Austria to be accorded the protection of Austria; the application shall be considered a request to be granted asylum status and, in the event that asylum status is not granted, as a request to be granted subsidiary protection status; 14. Asylum-seeker means an alien from the time of submission of an application for international protection until the procedure is finally concluded, discontinued or deemed no longer relevant; 15. Asylum status means initially limited and ultimately permanent right of entry and residence granted by Austria to aliens in accordance with the provisions of the present federal law; 16. Subsidiary protection status means temporary, renewable right of entry and residence granted by Austria to aliens in accordance with the provisions of the present federal law; 17. Country of origin means the country of which the alien is a national or, in the case of a stateless person, the country of his former habitual residence; 18. Member State means any State which is a party to the TEU (subparagraph 6 above);
7 EEA State means any State which is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA Agreement); 20. Third country means any country other than a member State of the EEA Agreement or Switzerland; 20a. Alien means anyone who does not possess Austrian nationality; 20b. Third-country national means an alien who is not an EEA citizen or a Swiss citizen; 20c. Favoured third-country national means the spouse or registered civil partner, relatives of, and relatives of the spouse or registered civil partner of, an EEA citizen or a Swiss citizen or an Austrian who have exercised their right of residence of more than three months under European Union law or accorded by virtue of the Agreement between the European Community and Switzerland on the free movement of persons, in the direct descending line up to the age of 21 years (beyond that age if they are dependants), and also his or her relatives and relatives of his or her spouse or registered civil partner in the direct ascending line if they are dependants, provided that the third-country national accompanies or re-joins the EEA citizen possessing right of residence under European Union law or Swiss citizen from whom his or her favoured status under European Union law derives; 21. EEA citizen means anyone who is a national of an EEA State (subparagraph 19 above); 22. Family member means the parent of an under-age child, the spouse or the under-age unmarried child of an asylum-seeker at the time of filing the application, or of an alien to whom subsidiary protection status or asylum status has been granted, insofar as in case of spouses the family already existed before the person who has been awarded subsidiary protection or the person who has been granted asylum enters the country, as well as the legal representative of a person to whom international protection has been granted if that person is an unmarried under-age person insofar as such legally relevant relationship already existed before the person who has been awarded subsidiary protection or the person who has been granted asylum enters the country; the foregoing shall also apply to registered civil partners insofar as the registered civil partnership already existed before the person who has been awarded subsidiary protection or the person who has been granted asylum enters the country; 23. Subsequent application means a further application made following an application already finally ruled on; 24. Civilian means any person belonging to the civilian population as defined in article 50 (1) of the Protocol of 10 December 1977, FLG No. 527/1982, additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts, FLG No. 155/1953;
8 Multifactorial examination technique means a model based on three individual medical examinations (specifically physical, dental and X-ray examinations) for the purpose of age diagnosis in line with current scientific knowledge. 26. Sponsorship declaration means a declaration made by third parties having their domicile or residence within Austria, authenticated by an Austrian notary or by an Austrian court and valid for at least three years, to the effect that they undertake to meet the requirements in respect of comprehensive sickness insurance, accommodation and appropriate means of support and assume liability for the reimbursement of costs arising for a local administration by reason of the alien s residence in the federal territory or in connection with the execution of a repatriation decision or the enforcement of a residence ban, expulsion order, forcible return order or pre-deportation detention order or as outlay required for the use of less stringent measures or by virtue of social assistance provision or a federal or provincial law implementing the Basic Welfare Support Agreement pursuant to article 15a of the Federal Constitutional Law, FLG I No. 80/2004; the resources serving to justify the third party s ability to pay shall be indicated in the sponsorship agreement; the existence of such resources shall be substantiated by appropriate proof at the time of the declaration; funds of public authorities shall in no circumstances constitute suitable resources for justifying the third party s ability to pay; any agreements which are entered into in connection with the sponsorship declaration and under which a payment or other benefit is to be pledged or furnished to the third party or to another person shall be null and void; 27. Measure to terminate residence means a repatriation decision (article 52 of the Aliens Police Act), an order for removal from the country (article 61 of the Aliens Police Act), an expulsion order (article 66 of the Aliens Police Act) or a residence ban (article 67 of the Aliens Police Act). (2) For the purposes of the present federal law, photographic and fingerprint data shall mean photographs, impressions of the papillary ridges on the fingers, external physical features and signature. (3) An alien shall have become an offender within the meaning of the present federal law if he has been convicted by final judgment: 1. of a wilfully committed act punishable by the courts which comes under provincial court jurisdiction or 2. on more than one occasion of any other wilfully committed act punishable by the courts which is prosecutable ex officio. Part 2 Asylum status and subsidiary protection status Section 1: Asylum status Asylum status
9 -9- Article 3. (1) An alien who in Austria has filed an application for international protection shall, unless that application is already to be rejected pursuant to article 4, 4a or 5, be granted asylum status if it is satisfactorily established that the alien would be at risk of persecution in the country of origin as defined in article 1 A (2) of the Geneva Convention on Refugees. (2) Persecution may also be based on events which have taken place since the alien left his country of origin (objective reasons arising sur place) or on activities engaged in by the alien since leaving the country of origin which in particular constitute the expression and continuation of convictions held in the country of origin (subjective reasons arising sur place). An alien who files a subsequent application (article 2 (1)23) shall normally not be granted asylum status if the risk of persecution is based on circumstances which the alien has created himself since leaving his country of origin unless the case concerns activities permitted in Austria which are established as constituting the expression and continuation of convictions already held in the country of origin. (3) An application for international protection shall be dismissed in regard to the granting of asylum status if: 1. an internal flight alternative (article 11) is available to the alien or 2. the alien has given rise to a reason for ineligibility for asylum (article 6). (4) An alien who has been granted asylum status shall be accorded limited right of residence as a person having entitlement to asylum. Right of residence shall be valid for three years and shall be extended for an unlimited period of validity provided that the conditions required for initiating a procedure for the imposition of an asylum status withdrawal ruling do not exist or if the withdrawal procedure is discontinued. Right of residence shall continue to be valid until a final asylum status withdrawal ruling is rendered. Right of residence shall terminate once the asylum status withdrawal ruling becomes final. (4a) In connection with country records (article 5 of the Federal Office Establishment Act), the Federal Office shall, at least once during the calendar year, conduct an analysis of the extent to which a significant, lasting change in the specific and, in particular, political circumstances relevant to the fear of persecution has arisen in those countries of origin to which special importance attaches in view of the number of rulings granting asylum status which have been issued in the last five calendar years. (4b) In family procedures pursuant to paragraph (1), subparagraph 1, of article 34, paragraph (4) above shall apply with the proviso that the period of validity of limited right of residence shall be determined by the period of validity of the right of residence of the family member from whom the right is derived. (5) The ruling whereby an alien is granted asylum status ex officio or on the basis of an application for international protection shall be issued in conjunction with
10 -10- a declaration that refugee status is accordingly conferred upon the alien by operation of the law. Ex officio international protection Article 3a. An alien shall be granted asylum status or subsidiary protection status ex officio without any further procedure if the Republic of Austria has undertaken to do so under international law. Section 2: Absence of responsibility of Austria Safety in a third country Article 4. (1) An application for international protection shall be rejected as inadmissible if the third-country national is able to find protection against persecution in a country with which a treaty concerning the determination of responsibility for the examination of applications for asylum or applications for international protection does not exist or to which the Dublin Regulation is not applicable (protection in a safe third country). (2) Protection in a safe third country shall exist if a procedure for the granting of refugee status in accordance with the Geneva Convention on Refugees is available to a third-country national in a country where he is not exposed to danger as specified in article 8(1) or is guaranteed via another third country (asylum procedure), and the third-country national is entitled to reside in that country during such procedure and has protection there against deportation to the country of origin, including via other countries, provided that the third-country national is exposed in the country of origin to danger as specified in article 8(1). The foregoing shall, in cases involving the same protection from rejection at the border, forcible return or deportation, apply to countries which have already rendered a decision in a procedure for the granting of refugee status in accordance with the Geneva Convention on Refugees. (3) The requirements set out in paragraph (2) above shall refutably be met in a country if that country has ratified the Geneva Convention on Refugees and has established by law an asylum procedure incorporating the principles of the aforesaid Convention, of the European Convention on Human Rights and of Protocols No. 6, No. 11 and No. 13 to the Convention. (4) Notwithstanding protection in a safe third country, an application for international protection shall not be rejected as inadmissible if in the course of an evaluation as referred to in article 9 (2) of the Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum Procedure Act (Federal Office Procedure Act) it is established that a repatriation decision issued in conjunction with the rejection ruling would give rise to a violation of article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. (5) If a third-country national whose application for international protection has been rejected as inadmissible pursuant to paragraph (1) above cannot, for practical reasons that are not based on the third-country national s conduct, be returned or deported within three months of the date when the decision becomes enforceable, the decision shall cease to be valid. Protection in EEA States or in Switzerland
11 -11- Article 4a. An application for international protection shall be rejected as inadmissible if the alien has been granted asylum status or subsidiary protection status in another EEA State or in Switzerland and has found protection against persecution there. The country to which the alien is to return shall also be specified when the rejection ruling is rendered. Article 4 (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis Responsibility of another State Article 5. (1) An application for international protection which has not been decided in accordance with article 4 or article 4a shall be rejected as inadmissible if, under treaty provisions or pursuant to the Dublin Regulation, another country is responsible for examining the application for asylum or the application for international protection. When rendering the rejection decision, the authority shall also specify which country is responsible. The application shall not be rejected if in the course of an evaluation as referred to in article 9 (2) of the Federal Office Procedure Act it is established that an order for removal from the country issued in conjunction with the rejection ruling would give rise to a violation of article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. (2) The steps set out in paragraph (1) above shall also be followed if, under treaty provisions or pursuant to the Dublin Regulation, another country is responsible for determining which country is responsible for examining the application for asylum or the application for international protection. (3) Unless specific reasons relating to the person of the asylum-seeker and indicating a real risk of absence of protection against persecution are made credible or are evident to the Federal Office or the Federal Administrative Court, it shall be assumed that the asylum-seeker can find protection against persecution in a country as referred to in paragraph (1) above. Section 3: Ineligibility for and withdrawal of asylum status Ineligibility for asylum status Article 6. (1) An alien shall be rendered ineligible for asylum status if: 1. and for as long as he enjoys protection pursuant to article 1, section D, of the Geneva Convention on Refugees; 2. any of the grounds set forth in the exclusion clauses in article 1, section F, of the Geneva Convention on Refugees exists; 3. there are valid reasons for considering that the alien constitutes a danger to the security of the Republic of Austria or 4. he has been convicted, by final judgment of an Austrian court, of a particularly serious crime and, by reason of such punishable act, represents a danger to the community. A conviction by a foreign court which meets the requirements set
12 -12- out in article 73 of the Penal Code, FLG No. 60/1974, shall be deemed equivalent to a conviction by an Austrian court. (2) In cases where a reason for ineligibility as referred to in paragraph (1) above exists, an application for international protection may be dismissed in regard to the granting of asylum status without further examination. Article 8 shall apply. Withdrawal of asylum status Article 7. (1) An alien s asylum status shall be withdrawn ex officio by administrative decision if: 1. a reason for ineligibility for asylum status as referred to in article 6 exists; 2. any of the grounds set forth in the cessation clauses in article 1, section C, of the Geneva Convention on Refugees has arisen or 3. the person having entitlement to asylum has the centre of his vital interests in another country. (2) In the cases under article 27 para 3 subpara 1 to 4, a procedure to withdraw the right to asylum must in any case be initiated if it appears likely that the prerequisites pursuant to para 1 will be fulfilled. A procedure pursuant to the first sentence must, if it was initiated on the grounds of article 27 para 3 subpara 1, be decided on within a month of the notification that the criminal law conviction by the courts has become legally binding pursuant to article 30 para 5 of the Federal Office Procedure Act; in other cases, it must be decided on as quickly as possible, but within a month of it being initiated at the latest, provided that the case facts relevant to the decision have been ascertained by the time this deadline expires. Missing the deadline pursuant to the second sentence does not constitute an impediment to withdrawing the right to asylum at a later point. (2a) Irrespective of the period of validity of right of residence as specified in paragraph (4) of article 3, a procedure for the imposition of an asylum status withdrawal ruling shall in all cases be initiated if it emerges from the analysis referred to in paragraph (4a) of article 3 that a significant, lasting change in the specific and, in particular, political circumstances relevant to the fear of persecution has arisen in the country of origin of the person having entitlement to asylum. The Federal Office shall ex officio, by informal communication, notify the person having entitlement to asylum of the initiation of the procedure for the imposition of an asylum status withdrawal ruling (3) The authority may not order the asylum status of an alien who has not become an offender (article 2, paragraph (3)) to be withdrawn pursuant to subparagraph 2 of paragraph (1) above if the withdrawal ruling even if not final is not issued by the Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum (Federal Office) within five years of the granting of such status and the alien has his principal domicile in the federal territory. In cases where, in accordance with the first sentence of the present paragraph, withdrawal may not take place, the authority shall report the facts to the authority which is competent under the terms of the Federal law concerning
13 -13- settlement and residence in Austria (Settlement and Residence Act NAG), FLG I No. 100/2005. If the latter informs the authority that it has issued the alien with a residence authorization by final ruling, the asylum status of such an alien may also be withdrawn pursuant to subparagraph 2 of paragraph (1) above. (4) Withdrawal rulings pursuant to subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph (1) above shall be issued in conjunction with a declaration that refugee status is no longer conferred upon the person concerned by operation of the law. Once the withdrawal ruling becomes final, that person shall return to the authority the identification documents and cards confirming asylum status or refugee status. Section 4: Subsidiary protection status Subsidiary protection status Article 8. (1) Subsidiary protection status shall be granted to an alien: 1. who has filed an application for international protection in Austria, if such application is dismissed in regard to the granting of asylum status or 2. whose asylum status has been withdrawn, if the alien s rejection at the border, forcible return or deportation to his country of origin would constitute a real risk of violation of article 2 or article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights or of Protocol No. 6 or Protocol No. 13 to the Convention or would represent for the alien as a civilian a serious threat to his life or person as a result of arbitrary violence in connection with an international or internal conflict. (2) The decision concerning the granting of subsidiary protection status pursuant to paragraph (1) above shall be issued in conjunction with the dismissal ruling as referred to in article 3 or the asylum status withdrawal ruling as referred to in article 7. (3) Applications for international protection shall be dismissed in regard to the granting of subsidiary protection status if an internal flight alternative (article 11) is available. (3a) If an application for international protection is not already to be dismissed in regard to the granting of subsidiary protection status owing to the absence of a condition required under paragraph (1) above or for the reasons set forth in paragraph (3) or paragraph (6) above, dismissal shall be effected if a ground for withdrawal exists pursuant to article 9, paragraph (2). In such event, the dismissal ruling shall be issued in conjunction with a declaration that the alien s rejection at the border, forcible return or deportation to his country of origin is inadmissible since it would constitute a real risk of violation of article 2 or article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights or of Protocol No. 6 or Protocol No. 13 to the Convention or would represent for the alien as a civilian a serious threat to his life or person by reason of indiscriminate violence in situations of international or internal
14 -14- conflicts. The foregoing shall also apply mutatis mutandis to a declaratory ruling that subsidiary protection status is not to be granted. (4) An alien who has been granted subsidiary protection status shall at the same time be accorded, by the Federal Office or by the Federal Administrative Court, limited right of residence as a person eligible for subsidiary protection. Right of residence shall be valid for one year and shall, upon application by the alien, be extended by the Federal Office for two further years in each case of the conditions required continue to exist. Following an application by the alien, right of residence shall exist until a final decision has been rendered on the extension of residence entitlement if the extension application was filed prior to expiry of the right of residence. (5) In family procedures pursuant to article 34(1)2, paragraph (4) above shall apply with the proviso that the right of residence to be granted shall terminate simultaneously with that of the family member from whom the right is derived. (6) If the asylum-seeker s country of origin cannot be established, the application for international protection shall be dismissed in regard to subsidiary protection status. In such event, a repatriation decision shall be issued if its imposition is not inadmissible pursuant to article 9 (1) and (2) of the Federal Office Procedure Act. (7) Subsidiary protection status shall terminate if the alien is granted asylum status. Withdrawal of subsidiary protection status Article 9. (1) An alien s subsidiary protection status shall be withdrawn ex officio by administrative decision if: 1. the conditions required for the granting of subsidiary protection status (article 8(1)) do not or no longer exist; 2. the alien has the centre of his vital interests in another country or 3. the alien has obtained the nationality of another State and his rejection at the border, forcible return or deportation to his new country of origin would not constitute a real risk of violation of article 2 or article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights or of Protocol No. 6 or Protocol No. 13 to the Convention or would not represent for the alien as a civilian a serious threat to his life or person as a result of arbitrary violence in connection with an international or internal conflict. (2) If subsidiary protection status is not already to be withdrawn for the reasons set forth in paragraph (1) above, withdrawal shall be effected if: 1. any of the grounds set forth in the clauses in article 1, section F, of the Geneva Convention on Refugees exists;
15 the alien constitutes a danger to the general public or to the security of the Republic of Austria or 3. the alien has been convicted of a crime by final judgment of an Austrian court (article 17 of the Penal Code). A conviction by a foreign court which meets the requirements set out in article 73 of the Penal Code, FLG No. 60/1974, shall be deemed equivalent to a conviction by an Austrian court. In such cases, the ruling concerning the withdrawal of subsidiary protection status shall be issued in conjunction with a declaration that the alien s rejection at the border, forcible return or deportation to his country of origin is inadmissible since it would constitute a real risk of violation of article 2 or article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights or of Protocol No. 6 or Protocol No. 13 to the Convention or would represent for the alien as a civilian a serious threat to his life or person by reason of indiscriminate violence in situations of international or internal conflicts. (3) A procedure for withdrawing subsidiary protection status shall in all cases be initiated if the alien has become an offender (article 2, paragraph (3)) and it is likely that the conditions required under paragraph (1) or (2) above exist. (4) The ruling concerning the withdrawal of subsidiary protection status shall be issued in conjunction with a declaration of withdrawal of the alien s right of residence as a person eligible for subsidiary protection. Once the withdrawal ruling becomes final, the alien shall return to the authority the cards confirming subsidiary protection status. Section 5: Common provisions Imposition of measures to terminate residence Article 10. (1) A ruling under the present federal act shall be issued in conjunction with a repatriation decision or with an order for removal from the country pursuant to part 8 of the Aliens Police Act if: 1. an application for international protection is rejected pursuant to article 4 or article 4a; 2. an application for international protection is rejected pursuant to article 5; 3. an application for international protection is dismissed in regard to the granting of both asylum status and subsidiary protection status; 4. an alien s asylum status is withdrawn and subsidiary protection status is not conferred or 5. an alien s subsidiary protection status is withdrawn and, in the cases referred to in subparagraphs 1 and 3 to 5 above, a residence permit as referred to in article 57 is not granted ex officio.
16 -16- (2) If an alien who is unlawfully resident in the federal territory and who does not fall within the sphere of application of part 6 of the Aliens Police Act is not granted ex officio a residence permit as referred to in article 57, such ruling shall be issued in conjunction with a repatriation decision pursuant to part 8 of the Aliens Police Act. (3) If the application of a third-country national for the granting of a residence permit as referred to in article 55, 56 or 57 is dismissed, such ruling shall be issued in conjunction with a repatriation decision pursuant to part 8 of the Aliens Police Act. If any such application is rejected, the foregoing shall apply only insofar as none of the cases referred to in article 58 (9) 1 to 3 exists. Internal flight alternative Article 11. (1) If asylum-seekers can, in a part of their country of origin, be guaranteed protection by the State or by other actors controlling the State of origin or a substantial part of the territory of the State and if they can reasonably be expected to reside in that part of the territory of the State, an application for international protection shall be dismissed (internal flight alternative). Protection shall be deemed guaranteed if, in regard to that part of the country of origin, there can be no wellfounded fear in accordance with article 1 A (2) of the Geneva Convention on Refugees and the requirements for the granting of subsidiary protection status (article 8(1)) are not met in regard to that part of the country of origin. (2) In the examination of whether an internal flight alternative exists, the general circumstances prevailing in the country of origin and the personal circumstances of the asylum-seeker shall be taken into account at the time when the decision on the application is rendered. Part 3 Rights and duties of asylum-seekers Section 1: Residence in the federal territory during asylum procedures De facto protection against deportation Article 12. (1) An alien who in Austria has filed an application for international protection may, except in the cases referred to in article 12a, not be rejected at the border, forcibly returned or deported until an enforceable ruling is issued or until the procedure is deemed no longer relevant or, following its discontinuation, until such time as a resumption of the procedure is no longer admissible in accordance with article 24, paragraph (2) (de facto protection against deportation); article 32 shall be unaffected. The alien's residence in the federal territory shall be permitted. Any right of residence existing on the basis of other federal laws shall be unaffected. Article 16, paragraph (4) of the Federal Office Procedure Act shall apply. (2) An alien who has filed an application for international protection and is not accorded right of residence shall be permitted to stay solely in the area of the district administrative authority in which his place of residence, as referred to in
17 -17- subparagraph 4 of article 15, paragraph (1), is located for the duration of the admission procedure before the Federal Office. The alien shall further be permitted to stay anywhere in the federal territory if and for as long as is necessary: 1. for the fulfilment of statutory obligations; 2. for the purpose of compliance with summonses issued by courts, public prosecution services or administrative authorities or 3. for the receipt of medical care and treatment. Upon the conclusion of the admission procedure before the Federal Office, the alien shall be permitted to stay anywhere in the federal territory for as long as he enjoys de facto protection against deportation. (3) Residence as referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not constitute right of residence pursuant to article 13). De facto protection against deportation in the event of subsequent applications Article 12a. (1) If an alien has filed a subsequent application (article 2, paragraph (1), subparagraph 23) after a rejection ruling pursuant to article 4a or 5 or after any further rejection ruling pursuant to article 68, paragraph (1), of the General Administrative Procedure Act following a rejection ruling pursuant to article 4a or 5, he shall not enjoy de facto protection against deportation if: 1. an order for removal from the country pursuant to article 61 of the Aliens Police Act or an expulsion order pursuant to article 66 of the Aliens Police Act has been imposed on him; 2. none of the cases referred to in article 19 (2) of the Federal Office Procedure Act exists; 3. in the case referred to in article 5, the responsibility of the other country still exists or that country still or again acknowledges its responsibility and the circumstances in the responsible other country with respect to article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights have with a sufficient degree of probability not deteriorated significantly since the ruling pursuant to article 5 and 4. deportation is still admissible having regard to article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (article 9 (1) to (2) of the Federal Office Procedures Act). (2) If an alien has filed a subsequent application (article 2, paragraph (1), subparagraph 23) and none of the cases referred to in paragraph (1) above exists, the Federal Office may terminate the alien s de facto protection against deportation if: 1. a repatriation decision pursuant to article 52 of the Aliens Police Act, order for removal from the country pursuant to article 61 of the Aliens Police Act,
18 -18- an expulsion order pursuant to article 66 of the Aliens Police Act or a residence ban pursuant to article 67 of the Aliens Police Act has been imposed on him; ; 2. the application is likely to be rejected since no change significant to the decision has occurred in the material facts and 3. rejection at the border, forcible return or deportation would not constitute a real risk of violation of article 2, article 3 or article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights or of Protocol No. 6 or Protocol No. 13 to the Convention and would not represent a serious threat to the alien s life or person as a civilian by reason of indiscriminate violence in situations of international or internal conflicts. (3) If an alien has filed a subsequent application (article 2, paragraph (1), subparagraph 23) in accordance with paragraph (2) above within eighteen days prior to a date already fixed for deportation, he shall not enjoy de facto protection against deportation if at the time of the application: 1. a repatriation decision pursuant to article 52 of the Aliens Police Act, order for removal from the country pursuant to article 61 of the Aliens Police Act, an expulsion order pursuant to article 66 of the Aliens Police Act or a residence ban pursuant to article 67 of the Aliens Police Act has been imposed on him ; 2. the alien has previously been informed in a provable manner of the date fixed for deportation and 3. in addition: (a) the alien is in detention pending deportation, penal confinement or pretrial detention; (b) a more lenient measure is applied with regard to the alien (article 77 of the Aliens Police Act) or (c) the alien is in custody following arrest pursuant to subparagraph 1 or 3 of article 34 (3) of the Federal Office Procedure Act in conjunction with article 40 (1) 1 of the Federal Office Procedure Act If one of the conditions required under subparagraphs 1 to 3 above is not met, paragraph (2) above shall apply. Article 33, paragraph (2), of the General Administrative Procedure Act shall not apply with respect to the computation of the eighteen-day period. (4) In the cases referred to in paragraph (3) above, the Federal Office shall grant the alien de facto protection against deportation in exceptional cases if the subsequent application was not filed for the purpose of unjustifiably preventing or delaying deportation. That shall be the case:
19 if, at the time of the interrogation or interview (article 19), the alien demonstrates that he was unable to file the subsequent application at an earlier time or 2. if, since the last decision, a change relevant to the decision has occurred in the factual situation in the country of origin. A ruling on the existence of the conditions required under subparagraphs 1 and 2 above shall be rendered in the form of a summary decision (article 57 of the General Administrative Procedure Act). If the subsequent application was filed within two days prior to the date already fixed for deportation, the examination of the question of de facto protection against deportation shall be limited to the existence of the condition required under subparagraph 2 above. Article 33, paragraph (2), of the General Administrative Procedure Act shall not apply with respect to the computation of the two-day period. The granting of de facto protection against deportation shall not preclude the possibility of reconducting the procedure in accordance with paragraph (2) above. (5) Notwithstanding articles 17, paragraph (4), and 29 paragraph (1), the admission procedure in the cases referred to in paragraphs (1) and (3) above shall commence upon the filing of the application for international protection. (6) Repatriation decisions pursuant to article 52 of the Aliens Police Act shall remain valid for 18 months following the departure of the alien unless a longer period is fixed pursuant to article 53 (2) and (3) of the Aliens Police Act. Orders for removal from the pursuant to article 61 of the Aliens Police Act, expulsion orders pursuant to article 66 of the Aliens Police Act and residence bans pursuant to article 67 of the Aliens Police Act shall remain valid for 18 months following the departure of the alien. The foregoing shall not apply to residence bans pursuant to article 67 of the Aliens Police Act which have been fixed for a longer period. Right of residence Article 13. (1) An asylum-seeker whose asylum procedure is admitted shall be entitled to reside in the federal territory until an enforceable ruling is issued or until the procedure is discontinued or deemed no longer relevant or until right of residence is lost (paragraph (2) below). (2) An asylum seeker shall lose his right of residence in the federal territory if: 1. he has become an offender (article 2 (3)); 2. charges have been filed against the asylum seeker by the public prosecution service by reason of an intentionally committed act punishable by the courts; 3. a pretrial detention order has been imposed on the asylum seeker (articles 173 et seq. of the Code of Criminal Procedure, FLG No. 631/1975) or 4. the asylum seeker has been discovered in the act of committing an offence (article 17 of the Penal Code).
20 -20- The loss of right of residence shall be communicated to the asylum seeker by procedural order (article 63 (2) of the General Administrative Procedure Act). If, in the cases referred to in subparagraphs 2 to 4 above, an asylum seeker is acquitted, the public prosecution service shall abandon the prosecution of the offence (articles 198 et seq. of the Code of Criminal Procedure), or, if the criminal proceedings are discontinued, the asylum seeker s right of residence shall be reinstated with retroactive effect from the date when it was lost. (3) If an asylum seeker has lost his right of residence in the federal territory pursuant to paragraph (2) above, he shall be accorded de facto protection against deportation (article 12). (4) In the administrative decision concluding the procedure the Federal Office shall give its ruling on the loss of an asylum seeker s right of residence. Re-entry Article 14. (1) An asylum-seeker whose appeal against a repatriation decision pursuant to article 52 of the Aliens Police Act or an order for removal from the country pursuant to article 61 of the Aliens Police Act issued in conjunction with a rejecting or dismissing decision by the Federal Office did not have suspensory effect shall be allowed to re-enter at the border crossing point, by presentation of the appeal decision, if his appeal was accepted and he can furnish proof of his procedural identity. The asylum-seeker s procedure shall be admitted if a final decision on the asylum procedure was not rendered with the appeal decision. (1a) An alien whose de facto protection against deportation has been terminated (article 12a, paragraph (2)) or who has not enjoyed de facto protection against deportation (article 12a, paragraph (1) or (3)) shall be allowed to re-enter at the border crossing point against presentation of a ruling by the Federal Administrative Court, pursuant to article 22 of the Federal Office Procedure Act, revoking the termination of the de facto protection against deportation, or pursuant to article 21 (3) of the Federal Office Procedure Act, if he can furnish proof of his procedural identity. Paragraph (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis. (2) An asylum-seeker against whom an enforceable but not final repatriation decision pursuant to article 52 of the Aliens Police Act, order for removal from the country pursuant to article 61 of the Aliens Police Act or expulsion ruling pursuant to article 66 of the Aliens Police Act is enforced shall be informed in a provable manner that, for the service of documents in the asylum procedure, he may avail himself of the services of a registered process agent and that he shall be obliged to inform the authority of his place of residence and address, including outside Austria, and report any changes as quickly as possible (article 15(1)4). An asylum-seeker shall also be informed of the postal address of the Federal Office and of the Federal Administrative Court. Insofar as is possible, the asylum-seeker shall be furnished with an information leaflet prepared in a language understandable to him. (3) For purposes of establishing proof of procedural identity, a positive match with existing photographic and fingerprint data shall be sufficient. Any photographing