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Accelerated procedure and manifestly unfounded application

When the Finnish Immigration Service applies an accelerated procedure to an application, it is processed faster than usual. The Finnish Immigration Service must make a decision on the application within five months of its submission if an accelerated procedure is used. If the Finnish Immigration Service rejects your application in an accelerated procedure, it can consider your application manifestly unfounded.

An accelerated procedure is applied to your application if:

  • you have not presented such persecution or violations of human rights as grounds for your application that would entitle you to receive international protection
  • you have presented claims concerning your need of protection that are clearly implausible
  • you come from a safe country of origin where you may be returned
  • you have misled the authorities by presenting false information or documents or by deliberately withholding relevant information or documents about your identity or nationality that could have had a negative impact on the decision
  • Finnish authorities can consider it likely that you, with fraudulent intent, have destroyed or disposed of an identity or travel document that would have helped establish your identity or nationality
  • you have made a subsequent application that meets the criteria for admissibility laid down by law
  • you have made an application only for delaying or disrupting the enforcement of a decision on the basis of which you can be removed from the country
  • you refuse to comply with an obligation to have your fingerprints taken in accordance with Finnish law and EU legislation
  • you have entered Finland or continued your stay in Finland unlawfully and you have not presented yourself to the authorities without lawful reason or not made an asylum application as soon as possible
  • Finnish authorities may consider you a danger to the national security or public order for serious reasons, or Finnish authorities have removed you from the country forcibly for serious reasons of public security or public order.

The Finnish Immigration Service applies an accelerated procedure to process an application by an unaccompanied minor only if

  • the child comes from a safe country of origin where he or she may be returned
  • the child’s application is a subsequent application that meets the criteria for admissibility laid down by law
  • Finnish authorities may consider the child a danger to the national security or public order for serious reasons, or Finnish authorities have removed the child from the country forcibly for serious reasons of public security or public order.

If you have special needs arising from a vulnerable status according to law or otherwise ascertained during the asylum procedure, you have the right to receive support to ensure that you can benefit from the rights connected with the asylum procedure and comply with the related responsibilities. If the Finnish Immigration Service is unable to give you such support within the processing time of five months set for an accelerated procedure, the Finnish Immigration Service will not apply an accelerated procedure to your application.

What is a safe country of origin?

A safe country of origin is a state where there is no risk of persecution or serious violations of human rights. The other Member States of the European Union are usually considered safe countries

When assessing safety, the Finnish Immigration Service pays special attention to the following questions:

  • Does the state have a stable and democratic social system?
  • Does the state have an independent and impartial judicial system and does the administration of justice meet the requirements for a fair trial?
  • Has the state signed the main international human rights treaties and does the state adhere to them?
  • Have there been serious violations of human rights in the state?

There is no pre-approved list of safe countries of origin.