According to the EU standards, the Member States shall ensure the right to an effective remedy against a decision made by the asylum administration.
The EU law ensures an effective remedy before a court or tribunal against decisions of:
- inadmissibility of the application for international protection
- considering the application to be manifestly unfounded
- refusal for reopening the examination of an application after its discontinuation
- revoke or termination of the international protection.
Human rights violations may also occur in other ways during the asylum procedure. For example, they may result from the conditions in which you are held or treatment by the asylum administration. In such cases, you should follow the relevant complaint mechanisms.
It is important to keep in mind that you should first complain at the local level, to Bulgarian authorities and courts. You can only appeal to international and European institutions after you have exhausted all possibilities for appeal in Bulgaria.
About this section
This section of the Guide will explain how to appeal a negative asylum decision or other decisions by the State Agency of Refugees in Bulgarian courts, how to apply for state legal aid for court proceedings, and how to make complaints if your human rights have been violated in any other way during your asylum procedure.