Definition: Asylum applicant considered to be unaccompanied mi...

Category: International Migration and Asylum

Minor as defined in Article 2(i) of Directive 2004/83/EC i.e. below the age of 18, who arrives on the territory of the Member State unaccompanied by an adult responsible for them whether by law or custom, and for as long as they are not effectively taken into the care of such a person; it includes minors who are left unaccompanied after they have entered the territory of the Member States. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/en/migr_asyapp_esms.htm European Union, Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country nationalEuropean Union, Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted