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case worker in procedures for international protection

Definition(s)

Personnel of the determining authority responsible for examining and assessing an application for international protection and competent to take a decision at first instance in such a case.

Source(s)

Derived by EMN from the definition of ‘decision maker’ in UNHCR: Beyond Proof – Credibility Assessment in EU Asylum Systems, 2013

Translations

  • BG: интервюист
  • CS: rozhodčí v řízení o udělení mezinárodní ochrany
  • DE: Sachbearbeiter in Verfahren für internationalen Schutz; Referent in Verfahren für internationalen Schutz (AT)
  • EL: χειριστής υποθέσεων διεθνούς προστασίας
  • EN: case worker in procedures for international protection
  • ES: trabajador social en procedimientos de protección internacional
  • ET: Rahvusvahelise kaitse taotluse menetleja
  • FI: päätöksen tekijä / hakemuksen käsittelijä kansainvälisen suojelun menettelyssä
  • FR: agent responsable du traitement des demandes de protection internationale
  • GA: cásoibrí nósanna imeachta um chosaint idirnáisiúnta
  • HR: voditelj postupka međunarodne zaštite
  • HU: menekültügyi eljárás során eljáró ügyintézők
  • IT: operatore impegnato nella procedura di protezione internazionale
  • LT: prašymą nagrinėti ir sprendimą dėl prieglobsčio suteikimo priimti įgaliotas valstybės tarnautojas
  • LV: ierēdnis, kurš izskata starptautiskās aizsardzības pieteikumus
  • MT: Operatur(-triċi) soċjali fi proċeduri għall-protezzjoni internazzjonali
  • NL: hoor- en beslisambtenaar in asielzaken (NL); protection officer (BE)
  • PL: pracownik / urzędnik prowadzący postępowanie w sprawach z zakresu ochrony międzynardowej
  • PT: instrutor do procedimento de proteção internacional
  • RO: ofițer de decizie în procedurile de examinare a cererii de azil
  • SK: rozhodovač v konaniach o udelenie medzinárodnej ochrany / rozhodovač v konaniach o udelenie azylu
  • SL: pristojna uradna oseba v postopku mednarodne zaščite
  • SV: handläggare av ansökningar om internationellt skydd
  • NO: saksbehandler for søknad om internasjonal beskyttelse (asyl) (b); sakshandsamar for søknad om internasjonalt vern (asyl) (n)
  • KA: საერთაშორისო დაცვის მოთხოვნის შესახებ განცხადების განმხილველი პირი
  • UK: уповноважена посадова особа у процедурах міжнародного захисту
  • HY: միջազգային պաշտպանության հարցերի գործ վարող

Synonym(s)

  • asylum case worker
  • asylum determination officer
  • case officer
  • case worker
  • decision-maker

Related Term(s)

Note(s)

This term specifically refers to persons examining and assessing applications for international protection. There are other types of case workers i.e. for processing visa applications, which are not explicitly mentioned in the glossary with an extra term.