The Qualification Regulation entered into application on 12 June 2026. It incorporates the Geneva Convention into EU law and aims to ensure that Member States apply common criteria to qualify persons as beneficiaries of international protection. It also defines the content of international protection rights and obligations of beneficiaries of international protection. The Qualification Regulation sets out clear, harmonised criteria across the EU for granting international protection and the rights attached to it by: Fostering greater convergence of asylum practices and decisions by: Requiring Member States to assess whether there is an internal protection alternative (safe part within the country of origin), and not granting refugee status in such a case; Requiring Member States to withdraw international protection status when the person constitutes a danger to the community or to the security; Requiring Member States to take into account up-to-date EU Asylum Agency (EUAA) guidance on countries of origin when assessing and reviewing applications. Clarifying rights and obligations of beneficiaries by: Providing harmonised information to beneficiaries; Requiring to issue residence permits within 90 days in a harmonised format; Providing Member States with the possibility of making access to social assistance conditional on the effective participation of the beneficiary in integration measures; Reinforcing the rights of unaccompanied minors in terms of information provision in a child-friendly manner and in relation to the requirements for the guardians; Clarifying that national humanitarian statuses are authorised, provided that they are granted only to persons who do not fall under the scope of the Qualification Regulation. The rules: Discourage secondary movements of beneficiaries; Make sure that applicants for international protection substantiate their applications with all relevant elements; Increase the convergence in recognition rates across Member States and further harmonise the criteria to grant international protection; Provide incentives to integration. Beneficiaries of international protection should be provided with: A clear set of minimum information to be provided along a template provided in an annex of the Regulation; Faster access to residence permits and continuity in between renewals; Reinforced rights for unaccompanied minors; A clarified set of rights and obligations in terms of employment, social benefits, health care, education, integration etc.
