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elementor-element-34ac28e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34ac28e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\">SERVICES \u2013 INSTITUTIONS<span style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/span><\/p><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb38c61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb38c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\">*The full text of this article is available as PDF below<span lang=\"BG\">.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>*Please note that this is only an indicative list <\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de0a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5de0a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h4><strong>MUNICIPAL SUPPORT SERVICES <\/strong><\/h4><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ciutatrefugi.barcelona\/en\">Barcelona<br \/>Ciutat Refugi Ajuntament de Barcelona<\/a>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ciutatrefugi.barcelona\/\">https:\/\/ciutatrefugi.barcelona\/<\/a><\/p><p><strong>International protection and asylum seeking in Spain &#8211; Who is eligible for seeking international protection in Spain? <\/strong><\/p><p>Spain&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.interior.gob.es\/web\/servicios-al-ciudadano\/normativa\/leyes-ordinarias\/ley-12-2009-de-30-de-octubre\">Regulatory Act 12\/2009 on the Right to Asylum and Subsidiary Protection in Spain<\/a> accords refugee status to anyone with a justified fear of persecution in their own country for reaons of race, religion, nationality, political views or belonging to a specific social group, gender or sexual orientation. It also recognises as stateless any person who has no nationality, is outside their country of normal residence and either does not wish or is unable to return to that country for any of the above reasons.<\/p><p><strong>Where can I submit my application for asylum? <\/strong>At any border checkpoint in Spanish territory, at ports and airports; at any asylum and refuge office (OAR); and any immigrant detention centre (CIE). The Barcelona Asylum and Refuge Office (OAR) is at Passeig de Sant Joan, n\u00ba 189. Metro L4 Joanic (yellow line).<\/p><p><strong>Can I claim asylum from abroad? <\/strong>Spain&#8217;s Asylum Act provides for the possibility of Spanish ambassadors abroad being able to arrange the transfer of an applicant for international protection who has turned to diplomatic representation and claimed danger to life and limb, providing they are not a national of the country they are currently in.<\/p><p><strong>What are the procedural steps for claiming asylum?<\/strong> The first step is to book an appointment for a personal interview at Barcelona&#8217;s Asylum and Refuge Office (OAR). During your interview you will basically be asked about your identity, how you managed to get to Spain and the reasons for your persecution. Staff there have to know what you have been through if they are to help you. You can produce supporting documents during your interview or throughout the entire process. The OAR will decide within a period of one month whether or not to process your claim. If you have made your claim at a border checkpoint, the authorities have four days to make their decision. Note that, under the Dublin Convention, it is the first European Union member state which an asylum seeker gets to that is responsible for processing their asylum application. So, if you are registered in Spain, you will not be able to claim asylum in another country.<\/p><p><strong>Is the process confidential?<\/strong> The entire process is confidential and anyone who speaks to you (civil servants, police, interpreters, lawyers) is under a legal obligation to keep everything you say in strict confidence. Only the United Nations&#8217; High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) is informed of your claim. The government of your country of origin or provenance will never be informed of your application for international protection in Spain. Nor can you be returned to your country of origin or provenance until a decision has been taken regarding your case.<\/p><p><strong>Can I receive help from a lawyer or interpreter? <\/strong>Yes. Asylum seekers are entitled to free legal aid and an interpreter.The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcn.cat\/novaciutadania\/arees\/es\/saier\/saier.html\">Care Service for Immigrants, Emigrants and Refugees<\/a> (SAIER), part of Barcelona City Council, will advise you on how to present your case, help you to prepare your supporting documents and prepare you for your interview. Both SAIER and the Free Justice Procedure Service (SERTRA) offered by the Barcelona Lawyers&#8217; Association can provide you with assistance during your interview at the Asylum and Refuge Office (OAR). So can other associations, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.accem.es\/es\">ACCEM<\/a> and the Spanish Refugee Aid Commission (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cear.es\/\">CEAR<\/a>).<\/p><p><strong>What does my claim for asylum entitle me to? <\/strong>Claiming asylum entitles you to remain in Spain while your application is being processed, halt any removal or expulsion procedure that may concern you, receive legal aid and health care, receive specific social benefits and be documented as an applicant for international protection.<\/p><p><strong>What documents will I receive? <\/strong>The first document you will receive is the interview diligencia, which certifies that you already have an appointment with the OAR to start the asylum claim process. Once you have completed your interview at the OAR, you will receive a white document containing your personal details and photograph and certifying that you are entitled to remain in Spain until a decision is made over the need for your asylum application to be examined here. As soon as your application has been accepted, you will receive a red document, which will be valid and renewable for 3 to 6 months. Once this 6-month period is over, you will receive a permit to work in Spain. Applicants for stateless status will receive a green document bearing their photo and foreign resident ID number (NIE), but they will not receive a work permit.<\/p><p><strong>What social benefits will I receive? <\/strong>The Spanish government has a social welfare programme for asylum seekers without financial resources which covers their basic needs &#8211; accommodation, upkeep, counselling and social care &#8211; for a period of six months from the submission of their claim for asylum. Barcelona&#8217;s social care programme is run by three social organisations: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.accem.es\/es\">ACCEM<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cear.es\/\">CEAR<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creuroja.org\/AP\/CM.aspx\">Red Cross<\/a>. You must bear in mind, however, that you cannot choose your place of residence. This is a decision taken by the Spanish government according to the availability of places in its network of reception centres.<\/p><p><strong>Who takes the decision on my case and when?<\/strong> The Spanish government is the sole authority with jurisdiction over asylum and refuge. Your case will be decided by Spain&#8217;s Ministry of the Interior, on the initiative of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Asylum and Refuge (CIAR). Once your application has been accepted for processing, a decision on it ought to be reached within a maximum period of six months. However, the process usually lasts longer. If there is a delay, the authorities must inform you of the reason. Remember that you are entitled to consult your file.<\/p><p><strong>What is subsidiary protection? <\/strong>Subsidiary protection is granted to individuals who are unable to return to their country of origin as they would face a real risk of suffering serious harm, such as the death penalty or execution, torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or serious threats to life and limb, owing to a situation of indiscriminate violence caused by circumstances of internal or international conflict.<\/p><p><strong>Am I entitled to family reunification? <\/strong>Under Spanish law right to asylum or subsidiary protection covers the spouse or partner of any beneficiary of international protection, children under majority age and parents, providing the latter have proof of dependency and the same nationality. It may also be granted to other families where there is proof of dependency and previous co-habitation in their country of origin.<\/p><p><strong>If I obtain international protection, does that include nationality too? <\/strong>No, but if you gain refugee status the access time lines are shortened and you can apply for it within five years.<\/p><p><strong>What happens if my application for asylum is rejected<\/strong>? National Mechanism for Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation of Policies for Social Inclusion and Social Cohesion Community Centers are structures designed by the Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Social Solidarity, established in Municipalities. The Community Center is the first contact point of the citizen with the social service of each Municipality.\u00a0From there, the citizen is informed about all the benefits he is entitled to, all agencies, services and programs that provide him with social care in any form at the level of the Municipality, Region or Territory. All citizens in the area, who face a social problem themselves or members of their family (unemployment, financial weakness, homelessness, disability or old-age problems) and who need the state&#8217;s assistance can apply to the community center of each municipality. At the same time, Community Centers provide counseling services on issues such as the local labor market approach, creating opportunities for young people to start their professional lives, problems of domestic violence or family disharmony, legal issues, learning support for children and adolescents, organizing local events with educational, informative and social content. Many community centers of mountainous or island municipalities also have a mobile unit that serves the citizens of the most remote areas who do not have to move to the seat of the Municipality. In the Community Centers with branches for Roma and Immigrants, the respective populations can apply for more specialized services that are related to the particular problems they face in order to improve their standard of living and their full social integration. Community Centers are therefore the sensors of each Municipality for all the social protection services that the citizen needs. The present Information System (Platform) of the Community Centers is part of the National Mechanism for Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation of Policies for Social Inclusion and Social Cohesion.<\/p><p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/opeka.gr\/kentra-koinotitas\/\">https:\/\/opeka.gr\/kentra-koinotitas\/<\/a> to find the Community Center that serves you in your area of \u200b\u200bresidence.\u00a0The table is interactive.\u00a0You fill in your Region or your Municipality and you find the address of the Community Center you are interested in.<\/p><p><strong>FAQ<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>What exactly do I ask the employee when I come to the Community Center?<\/strong><\/p><p>You can tell him the social problem you need help with and ask him to record you in the beneficiaries&#8217; register.\u00a0By recording your details, you will see what kind of subscription you can get to solve your problem and from which program, service, or institution.<\/p><p><strong>What documentation should I have to register in the Community Center&#8217;s register of beneficiaries?<\/strong><\/p><p>No justification needed.\u00a0You simply have your ID and your AMKA with you and with these two elements the system itself will bring pre-filled fields (residence, marital status, unemployment card, etc.).\u00a0Based on what you say to the Center employee, you&#8217;ll be completing the other system fields that complete your image and capture the topic (s) for which you are requesting a subscription.<\/p><p><strong>When I enroll in the Community Center&#8217;s information system, my application is also automatically submitted to the social solidarity income?<\/strong><\/p><p>Not automatically, but at the very moment you serve the Center employee, if you are interested in Social Solidarity Income, or if you are logged in to the Community Center&#8217;s benefit register, you come to the conclusion that you have the conditions to get the JSB on the spot a Center employee applies to you on the KEA&#8217;s online platform and you immediately have the answer to your approval or not.<\/p><h4><strong>NGOs PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES <\/strong><\/h4><p><a href=\"http:\/\/refugiados-bienvenidos.es\/\">Refugiados Bienvenidos (Refugees Welcome) <\/a><\/p><p>A civil volunteering network present in the different autonomous communities in Spain as well as on a European scale. It facilitates coordination between host families and asylum seekers (through NGOs specialized in working with refugees) who are in need of a place to stay.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comrade.es\/comradewp\/\">COMRADE (Comit\u00e9 de Defensa de los Refugiados y Asilados de Espa\u00f1a) <\/a><\/p><p>COMRADE is a non-governmental organization set up in 1989, by a group of people sensitized by asylum and refugee issues, with the aim of contributing to the full cultural integration and incorporation of immigrants into Spanish society.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asociacionkaribu.org\/\">Karibu (Amigos del Pueblo Africano) <\/a><\/p><p>Karibu, Friends of the African people, is a humanitarian, non-profit association without political, ideological or religious inspiration. Karibu is a word in the Swahili language meaning Welcome.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/tomillo.org\/\">Fundaci\u00f3n Tomillo <\/a><\/p><p>The Tomillo Foundation is a private, non-profit, non-denominational and independent that is born in 1983 with the aim of contributing to the social improvement.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/acobe.org\/\">ACOBE <\/a><\/p><p>ACOBE is a non-governmental organization set up in 2004 aiming for equality and coexistence. In 2015 it started several new initiatives, among which the initiative to help asylum-seekers and refugees in terms of information and socio-labor integration.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psocialessalesianas.org\/\">Plataformas Salesianas <\/a><\/p><p>The State Coordinator of the Salesian Social Platforms is a network formed by the social entities of Salesians and Salesian centers in Spain.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redariadna.org\/newsdata\/pdf\/Resumen%20Red%20Ariadna.pdf\">The Ariadna Network <\/a><\/p><p>Several NGO\u2019s together with the four public Refugee Reception Centres in Spain (CARs) have created a network that offers the possibility of initiating coordination mechanisms between NGOs and Public sector.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.incorpora.org\/es\">Incorpora Network <\/a><\/p><p>Incorpora network funded by Obra Social La Caixa, whose aim is to promote access to employment for groups at risk of social exclusion, including migrants and refugees. This program funds labour insertion projects for NGOs and institutions in all the different Autonomous Communities in Spain, making it one of the largest networks promoting labour inclusion in the country. Institutions that are part of the Incorpora network offer free integration services for candidates, free candidate search, and support and awareness-raising activities for companies.<\/p><p><strong>Fundaci\u00f3 Privada Trinijove<\/strong> that as well participates in the inclusion for migrants and refugies participating also in Incorpora program. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinijove.org\">www.trinijove.org<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.refugeelegalaidinformation.org\/spain-pro-bono-directory\">http:\/\/www.refugeelegalaidinformation.org\/spain-pro-bono-directory<\/a><\/p><h3>NATIONAL<\/h3><h3>ACCEM &#8211; Asociaci\u00f3n Comisi\u00f3n Cat\u00f3lica Espa\u00f1ola de Migraci\u00f3n\u00a0<\/h3><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accem.es\/\">www.accem.es<br \/><\/a>Accem is an NGO that provides support and services to refugees and immigrants in Spain, advocates for equal rights for immigrants, asylum-seekers and refugees. Its website provides information about the asylum process and has a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/boards1.melodysoft.com\/app?ID=foroaccem\">legal forum<\/a>\u00a0for questions.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accem.es\/refugiados\/inmigrantes\/index.php?pag=Red_Territorial&amp;colleft=Col_Izq_Conocenos&amp;colright=Col_Der_Conocenos&amp;pagant=Presentacion&amp;botid=96&amp;title=Territorial%20Network\">The main office is in Madrid, but there are offices all over Spain<\/a>.CEAR &#8211; Comisi\u00f3n Espa\u00f1ola de Ayuda al Refugiado\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Social intervention model (legal department, sheltering department, social department, training and employment department).<\/li><li>Advocacy\/Social impact and participation model (impact, awareness and management of knowledge, social networks and movements, international strategy, intercultural coexistence, volunteer work and social participation)<\/li><\/ul><p>These strategies are complementary and mutually dependent. They have been designed to defend the right to access asylum and Human Rights; to help eradicating the causes behind coerced movement; to defend inclusive migration policies that respect Human Rights; to promote universal citizenship for all individuals, access to all their rights and the opportunity to enjoy them completely; to encourage critical-thinking and committed citizenship towards the building of a more equal planet where intercultural coexistence is possible.<\/p><h3>Welcome to Europe<\/h3><p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:contact%40w2eu.info\">contact@w2eu.info<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:w2eu_info%40yahoo.com\">w2eu_info@yahoo.com<\/a><\/p><p>This hyperlink &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/w2eu.info\/\"><em>w2eu.info<\/em><\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0leads to an independent source of information for refugees coming to Europe.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/w2eu.info\/\"><em>w2eu.info<\/em><\/a>\u00a0might be useful on their journey to and through Europe by\u00a0giving access to counseling and useful contacts in different European countries.<\/p><h3>REGIONAL<\/h3><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cear.es\/donde-estamos\/\">http:\/\/www.cear.es\/donde-estamos\/<\/a><\/p><h4>Cruz Roja Espa\u00f1ola (Spanish Red Cross)<\/h4><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cruzroja.es\/principal\/web\/cruz-roja\/inicio\">http:\/\/www.cruzroja.es\/principal\/web\/cruz-roja\/inicio<\/a><br \/>C\/ Reina Victoria, 26 E-28003, Madrid<br \/>Tel: +34 913354288<br \/>Fax: +34 913354500<br \/>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jasanriv%40cruzroja.es\">jasanriv@cruzroja.es<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Red Acoge (Madrid)<\/h3><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redacoge.org\/es\/\">http:\/\/www.redacoge.org\/es<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RedAcoge?fref=ts\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/REDACOGE\">Twitter<\/a><br \/>C\/ Cea Berm\u00fadez, 43, 3\u00ba B 28003, Madrid<br \/>Tel: +34 91 56 33 779\u00a0<br \/>Fax: + 34 91 55 03 114<br \/>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:acoge%40redacoge.org\">acoge@redacoge.org<\/a><\/p><p>The Red Acoge is a federation of 17 independent organizations spread around Spain. It was established in 1991 in order to promote the rights of migrants in Spain. The federation helps migrants to integrate into the Spanish society, especially those at risk of exclusion, such as refugees.\u00a0The organisation helps migrants to integrate into the Spanish society, especially those at risk of exclusion, such as refugees. The organisation works to facilitate and provide migrants and refugees access across Spain to social services, such as health, housing, education, cultural, among others.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redacoge.org\/es\/quienessomos\/organizacionesfederadas.html\">The main office is in Madrid, but there are offices all over Spain.<\/a><\/p><h3>ALICANTE<\/h3><h3>CEAR-Comisi\u00f3n Espa\u00f1ola de Ayuda al Refugiado (Alicante)<\/h3><p><a href=\"http:\/\/cearpv.org\/\">www.cearpv.org<br \/><\/a>C\/ Col\u00f3n, 2146400, Cullera, Alicante<br \/>Tel: +34 96 172 35 79<\/p><p>CEAR is an organisation that offers extensive legal services to immigrants and refugees, their mission is to\u00a0defend and promote human rights and to assist with the development of refugees, stateless persons and migrants in need of international protection and those who are at risk of social exclusion.<\/p><h3>Vega Baja Acoge<\/h3><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vegabajaacoge.org\/\">http:\/\/www.vegabajaacoge.org<br \/><\/a>Plaza de San Francisco, 1. 03300, Orihuela, Alicante \u00a0<br \/>Tel: +34 966 74 57 31<br \/>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:vegabaja.acoge%40redacoge.org\">vegabaja.acoge@redacoge.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p>Vega Baja Acoge provides personal advice on legal matters by legal professionals, specialised in different subjects, through individual examination of each situation; likewise the administrative or judicial proceedings are dealt to the needs of each case. \u00a0The legal service of the organisation ensures scrupulous respect for fundamental human rights.<\/p><h3>ANDALUSIA<\/h3><h3>ACCEM &#8211; Asociaci\u00f3n Comisi\u00f3n Cat\u00f3lica Espa\u00f1ola de Migraci\u00f3n\u00a0<\/h3><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accem.es\/es\">http:\/\/www.accem.es\/es<\/a>; Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:andalucia%40accem.es\">andalucia@accem.es<\/a>; Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sevilla%40accem.es\">sevilla@accem.es<\/a><br \/>ACCEM is an NGO that aims to improve the living conditions of people who are more vulnerable in society. Their focus is on refugees, migrants and any person at risk of social exclusion. ACCEM specialises in work related to asylum-seekers and migrants, particularly their integration into civil society and advocating on behalf of their fundamental rights.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>CAR &#8211; Centro de Acogida a Refugiados, Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:car.sevilla%40meyss.es\">car.sevilla@meyss.es<\/a><\/p><p>CAR is an organisationt that provides accommodation, food, urgent psychosocial care, primary education and other social services to facilitate the coexistence and integration in the community of people seeking asylum in Spain. In addition the organization provides assistance to individuals applying for the refugee status who are displaced in Spain and who lack the financial means to meet their needs and those of their family.<\/p><p>CEAR- Comisi\u00f3n Espa\u00f1ola de Ayuda al Refugiado an organisation that offers extensive legal services to immigrants and refugees, their mission is to\u00a0defend and promote human rights and to assist with the development of refugees, stateless persons and migrants in need of international protection and those who are at risk of social exclusion. Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:apia.acoge%40redacoge.org\">apia.acoge@redacoge.org<\/a>.<\/p><p>APIA is an organisation that advocates on behalf of immigrants&#8217; rights and offers services in various areas. Their objectives consist of defending immigrants&#8217; human rights, to raise awareness and promote tolerance within the host countries, and to promote and assist in the social integration of immigrants in Asturias.\u00a0<\/p><h3>CATALONIA<\/h3><p>Bayt Al-Thaqafa: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bayt-al-thaqafa.org\/\">http:\/\/www.bayt-al-thaqafa.org<br \/><\/a>Thaqafa Al-Bayt Foundation is an NGO that aims to facilitate social and cultural integration of immigrants into society\u00a0without losing their own identity. They also promote the exchange and dialogue between different cultures. The organisation offers\u00a0reception, information, guidance and advice to newly arrived immigrants on issues that affect the process of integration into society upon arrival. It also offers\u00a0a legal service to immigrants and refugees. 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