The document provides a comprehensive overview of the Italian asylum procedure, detailing the data collection processes at various stages including arrivals, reception, and decision making. It outlines the institutional stakeholders involved, key databases such as Vestanet and Eurodac, as well as the statistics regarding asylum seekers and applications from 2015 to 2016. Additionally, it highlights the procedural aspects such as appeals, integration, and return processes that are part of the Italian asylum system.

1. Italian
data collection
on asylum
Workshop on Studying migration Routes
Rome – 16 June 2016

2. Overview on asylum procedure
Arrivals – pre registration and
identification
Eurodac (cat1
or cat2)
First
reception
Second
reception
Application for international
protection
Interview
Positive
decision
Negative
decision
Dublin
procedure
Closure
Appeal
Integration
Return
In case of
positive hit
In case of
Italian
responsability

3. Italian data collection on asylum
Institutional stakeholders in Italian administrations
Asylum
Procedure
National bodies
II.OO.
Step
Ministry of the Interior Municipality
DPS DCLI TERRITORIAL
COMMISION
DUBLIN
UNIT
SPRAR UNHCR IOM
ARRIVALS X X X
RECEPTION X X X X
APPLICATION X
DUBLIN
PROCEDURE
X X
RELOCATION X X X
RESETTLEMENT X X X X X X
ASYLUM
INTERVIEW
AND
EXAMINATION
X
DECISION X X
FAMILY
REUNIFICATION
X X X X
WITHDRAWAL X X
APPEAL X
INTEGRATION X
ASSISTED
VOLUNTARY
RETURN
X
X AND
PREFECTURES
FORCED
RETURN
X
DPS: Department of Public Security
DCLI: Directorate Central for Civil Liberties and Immigration

4. Italian data collection on asylum
Data repositories
VESTANET database co-shared between the Police Dep. and the
Commissions for asylum.
 The DPS collects and manages all the information on identity, residence
permits, applications for international protection, and withdrawals, forced
return of asylum seekers.
 The Commissions manage information on decisions in legal proceedings.
VESTANET is interconnected with DUBLINET (managed by the Dublin unit for the
implementation of DUB III EU Reg.)
VESTANET is also interconnected with the Revenue Agency: a temporary
tax code is automatically generated for each applicant (the code will be permanent in case
of positive decision or cancelled in case of refusal)
A new database on RECEPTION system, connected with the other 2 will be
operate since October 2017.

5. Italian data collection on asylum
Arrivals
 Collection of personal data and fingerprints (Eurodac cat 2)
 Identification of asylum seekers (AFIS and SDI), UNAMS,
vulnerable individuals…
REGIONE
SBARCO
2015 2015 (al 26/05) 2016 (al 26/05)
SAR
Immigraz
irregolare
Totale SAR
Immigraz
irregolare
Totale SAR
Immigraz
irregolare
Totale
Sicilia 104.378 331 104.709 30.623 160 30.783 29.102 192 29.294
Puglia 10.411 779 11.190 1.430 486 1.916 1.986 108 2.094
Calabria 28.855 582 29.437 5.469 421 5.890 4.621 146 4.767
Sardegna 5.188 263 5.451 309 7 316 920 143 1063
Campania 2.556 0 2.556 2.081 0 2.081 543 0 543
Liguria 499 0 499 499 0 499 0 0 0
Totale 151.887 1.955 153.842 40.411 1074 41.485 37.172 589 37.761
Personal data
navy code+individual code
Date and place of arrival
Eurodac link
PRE-
REGISTRATION
Fingerprint
Photo
Personal data
EURODAC AFIS
Fingerprint
Personal data
SGA
reception
Personal data
Status
Reception facility data

6. Italian data collection on asylum
Reception 1
First assistance
Reception Centres for Immigrants (Centri prima accoglienza
and Hotspots): first assistance and identification or urgent
medical assistance (12.985 presences at 6 June 2016);
First reception
CAS: Strutture temporanee: short term large centres for the
formal registration of asylum application (89.967 presences at 6
June 2016);
Type of recep. facility
Avalaible places
Services
First
assistance First reception
Data and place of arrival
Family group
Data on vulnerability

7. Italian data collection on asylum
Reception 2
Second reception
SPRAR System: coordinated by the Central Service, entrusted in agreement
with ANCI, involves 382 local authorities, covering 30 provinces and 352
municipalities with 434 local projects, of which 19.720 for ordinary
categories, 729 for unaccompanied minors and 295 for persons with mental
distress.
(20.086 presences at 6 June 2016)
CIE (Centres for Identification and Expulsion):
Facilities for the detention of irregular immigrants for the time necessary to
exercise the expulsion order.
Second
reception
Project code
Facility code
Individual code
Integration steps

8. Italian data collection on asylum
Application
• fingerprinting (eurodac – cat 1) and photo
• formal registration and issue of a temporary permit of stay
Dublin cases
Procedure to determine the MS responsible for the asylum procedure.
DUBLINET database linked to VESTANET and permit of stay by CUI individual code
VESTANET
Individual code (CUI)
Localisation
Family tracing
Resident permit
Eurodac code
Vat code
RESIDENCE
PERMIT
Vat code
DUBLIN
Individual code (CUI)
Dublin code
Localisation
Residence permit
Eurodac code
REVENUE
AGENCY
Individual code (CUI)
Type of permit
Number and validity

9. Italian data collection on asylum
Appeal
The applicant can appeal to the Ordinary Court with territorial jurisdiction
within 30 days from the date of communication of the decision of the
Territorial Commission
VESTANET
Individual code (CUI)
Date of appeal
Court
RESIDENCE
PERMIT
Individual code (CUI)
Type of permit
Number and validity
JUDICIARY
DATABASE

10. Italian data collection on asylum
Return
Following a final negative decision on an application for international
protection, the applicant must leave the territory of Italy which can be either
by:
 an assisted voluntary return program (hereinafter referred to as AVR),
financed by the DCLI
 a forced removal VOLUNTARY ASSISTED
RETURN
Individual code (CUI)
Project identification
RESIDENCE
PERMIT
Individual code (CUI)
Expulsion order
Forced return

11. Italian data collection on asylum
Landings in Italy
Source of data: DIPPS

12. Italian data collection on asylum
Landings in Italy

13. Italian data collection on asylum
Landings
Deaths and arrivals by route in 2016, to March 24. Data: IOM; Elaboration: www.medmig.info, Author provided
Source of data: DIPPS and
VESTANET

14. Italian data collection on asylum
Asylum in Italy
Source of data: VESTANET and EUROSTAT

15. Italian data collection on asylum
Asylum in Europe
Source of data: Eurostat

16. Italian data collection on asylum
April 2016: Asylum in EU
Source of data of data:
EASO

17. Italian data collection on asylum
Asylum in Europe 2014-2015

18. Italian data collection on asylum
Asylum in Italy
Source of data:
VESTANET

19. Italian data collection on asylum
April 2016: Asylum in EU
Main nationalities

20. Italian data collection on asylum
Asylum In IT and EU Source of data of data:
EUROSTAT

21. Italian data collection on asylum
Asylum seekers – focus minors
Source of data: VESTANET
Source of data: EUROSTAT
UNAMAS 2015 compared with Italy
11,695
12,190
10,610
11,690 12,540 12,725 23,150
88,245
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Minors asylum seekers

22. Italian data collection on asylum
Jan-May 2016: Asylum decisions
Source of data:
VESTANET
Main positive CoO Refugee status % Subsidiary prot. % Human. prot. % Rejected % Total
International
Protection (Refugees+
Subsidiary) %
Siria 371 90% 36 9% 0 0% 0 0% 412 99%
Afghanistan 147 9% 1.462 88% 17 1% 19 1% 1.667 97%
Somalia 117 19% 451 74% 19 3% 10 2% 607 94%
Iraq 58 21% 188 70% 12 4% 4 1% 270 91%
Libia 17 15% 82 71% 9 8% 1 1% 115 86%
Eritrea 85 42% 77 38% 8 4% 9 4% 203 80%
Turchia 26 18% 41 29% 54 38% 21 15% 143 47%
Total 1.768 4% 5.265 13% 7.374 18% 24.432 60% 40.699 100%

23. Decisions^
2015 as of
June 3rd
%
2016 as of
june 3rd
%
Totale 20.117 100% 40.671 100%
Refugee
status
1.283 6% 1.768 4%
Subsidiary
Prot.
3.689 18% 5.265 13%
Humanitarian
Prot.
4.964 25% 7.374 18%
Refusal 9.542 47% 24.432 60%
Absconded 639 3% 1.832 5%
Italian data collection on asylum

24. Italian data collection on asylum
Asylum decisions IT vs EU
Source of data:
EUROSTAT
Refugeestatus 2015 compared with Italy Subsidiary prot. 2015 compared with Italy

25. Italian data collection on asylum
Asylum decisions IT vs EU
Source of data:
EUROSTAT
Rejection2015 compared with ItalyHumanitarian 2015 compared with Italy

26. Italian data collection on asylum
2015- 2016: Asylum decisions IT vs EU
Source of data:
EUROSTAT

27. Italian data collection on asylum

28. Fonte: EASO
Relocated from IT and EL to other MS
Italian data collection on asylum