Assessing the age of asylum applicants

Assessing the age of asylum applicants, Fact Sheet No 17

Assessing the age of asylum applicants. The information presented in ... deficiencies in the age assessment procedure of a Somali applicant.

The fact sheet presents information on minor applicants going through the asylum procedure, as extracted from the Asylum Report 2023.

Assessing age for asylum applicants: caseworker guidance - GOV.UK

Immigration staff guidance on assessing the age of an applicant when they claim to be a child.

The assessment of age in undocumented migrants

To date, there is no good information on the application of this technique to age assessment of asylum seekers. It has to be concluded that at present there ...

The age assessment process - Coram Children's Legal Centre

The age of an unaccompanied child is extremely important. It determines a child's access to education and support, effects the way in which their asylum claim ...

AGE ASSESSMENT FOR CHILDREN IN MIGRATION

Refugee and migrant children are already one of the most vulnerable and exposed populations in Europe. Being unable to prove their age can exacerbate this ...

The Use of Biological Methods in Asylum Age Assessments - POST

Age assessments are used in the asylum system to determine whether an asylum seeker is under 18 years old. They are needed where an individual's ...

WMA Statement on Medical Age Assessment of Unaccompanied ...

The WMA emphasizes that, in cases where doubts regarding the age of an asylum seeker cannot be resolved or confirmed with absolute certainty, any remaining ...

Age assessment of asylum seekers: where have we got to?

This article examines the role of NAAB and explains the current state of the processes involved in the age assessment of asylum seekers.

Age assessment of unaccompanied minor asylum seekers - UDI

If you are seeking asylum as an unaccompanied minor and UDI is in doubt as to whether you really are under 18 years of age, you will be asked to undergo an ...

Biological evaluation methods to assist in assessing the age of ...

However, Home Office data show that 71% of asylum applications from UASC were from applicants who claimed their age to be 16 or 17 years, where ...

Is Home Office guidance on assessing the age of children seeking ...

The guidance said that if officials think that an asylum seeker's 'physical appearance/demeanour very strongly suggests that they are significantly over 18 ...

The Use of Biological Methods in Asylum Age Assessments

It would allow new approaches to the process of assessing the age of asylum seekers. ... Assessing age for asylum applicants. GOV.UK. 2. Refugees, U. N. H. C. for ...

Age assessment of young asylum seekers - PubMed

To improve care for young asylum seekers with undetermined age, we suggest better legal procedures for the determination of age and a more flexible approach ...

Use imaging to check age, say UK government advisers - The BMJ

Dental and skeletal imaging can be used to help determine the age of unaccompanied children who are claiming asylum and should supplement the current age ...

Age Assessment of Minors - Asylum Insight

The two age determination officers will come to independent conclusions about whether the asylum seeker is likely to be an adult or likely to be a minor. If ...

Social workers should not assess asylum seeker ages for Home ...

Social workers should not assess asylum seeker ages for Home Office, professional body says. Home Office is recruiting them for national assessment board.

Age assessment and the protection of minor asylum seekers

This contribution will first explain the role of age assessment in EU asylum law, the fundamental rights involved, and problems with regard to the role and ...

Forensic dental investigations and age assessment of asylum seekers

In many countries age estimation is commonly used to assist immigration authorities in deciding whether refugees or illegal migrants have reached that ...

Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children: Age Assessment Toolkit

They support children/young people not receiving statutory advocacy services, asylum seekers aged 15-23 with specific issues about education and asylum seekers ...