Guidance

Age assessments of asylum seekers or migrants: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on requests for information from Eurodac or under Article 34 of the Dublin Regulation (EU) No.604/2013, for age assessment purposes.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 29 November 2021

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Using information obtained through the Dublin Regulation and Eurodac for age assessment purposes

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UK Visa and Immigration guidance for staff that sets out the policy and procedures that must be followed when using information obtained from Eurodac and under Article 34 of the Dublin Regulation (EU) No.604/2013.

It includes information on assessing the ages of asylum seekers or migrants who claim to be children but whose claimed ages are doubted by the Home Office.

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Published 29 November 2021