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Implementation of Reception and Detention Regimes in Lithuania

This document provides an overview of the legislative documents, facilities, and agencies involved in the implementation of reception and detention regimes in Lithuania. It covers the Refugee Reception Centre and the Foreigners' Registration Centre, their roles, and the types of regimes they provide.

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Implementation of Reception and Detention Regimes in Lithuania

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  1. Implementation of reception and detention regimes in Lithuania prepared by Renata Kulesh Kyiv 7-8 February, 2005

  2. Basic legislative documents on reception and detention regimes Law on the Legal Status of Aliens (from April 29, 2004) Order and Conditions of Temporary Accommodation of Foreigners at Foreigners’ Registration Centre (approved by Government Decree from January 29, 2001)

  3. Reception and detention facilities in Lithuania • SBGS Foreigners’ Registration Centre is situated in Pabrade near Vilnius • Refugee Reception Centre is situated in Rukla near Kaunas

  4. Comparative study of the existing Centres in Lithuaniain 2005

  5. Refugee Reception Centre is an agency under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour Foreigners’ Registration Centre is an agency under the Ministry of Internal Affairs within the State Border Guard Service Place in governmental system

  6. Refugee Reception Centre Is a budgetary agency providing social services, intended for accommodating aliens who have been granted asylum in Lithuania as well as for implementing social integration of the aliens. Foreigners’ Registration Centre Is an agency intended for keeping aliens detained and for accommodating the asylum applicants, carrying out investigation as regards personal identity, the circumstances of entry and carrying out expulsion of aliens from Lithuania. Definition provided by the Law

  7. Refugee Reception Centre Reception and social integration Foreigners’ Registration Centre Reception Detention Type of the regimes provided

  8. Refugee Reception Centre For unaccompanied minors from the beginning of the asylum procedure For persons who have been already granted asylum and stay permit in Lithuania Foreigners’ Registration Centre For all asylum seekers during the asylum procedure (except unaccompanied minors) A place of temporary accommodation

  9. Refugee Reception Centre Decision of Migration Department (in case of unaccompanied minors) Stay permit Foreigners’ Registration Centre The decision of local court on Detention Reception, if measure alternative to detention such as accommodation without restriction of the freedom of movement is applied Grounds for regimes to be applied

  10. Refugee Reception Centre Refugee Reception Division Integration Division Information and Documentation Division Medical Section Logistics Foreigners’ Registration Centre Investigation Division Security Division Medical Section Logistics Structure

  11. Refugee Reception Centre 350 aliens Foreigners’ Registration Centre Totally 500 aliens In detention regime -300 aliens In reception regime -200 aliens Capacity

  12. Summary • Implementation of reception and detention regimes is shared by two Ministries involved. • Ministry of Internal Affairs is responsible for State Border Guard Service Foreigners’ Registration Centre, which implements both reception and detention regimes. • Ministry of Social Security and Labour is responsible for reception regimes in Refugee Reception Centre and the implementation of the social integration programme.

  13. Summary • Foreigners’ Registration Centre is a place of stay for aliens until the final decision on asylum is taken. • It also implements return and expulsion orders.

  14. Summary • Refugee Reception Centre is a place of temporary accommodation after asylum is granted and the stay permit had been issued. • This Centre also implements the social integration programme.

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