{"id":4000,"date":"2025-04-07T18:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T18:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jig.world\/?p=4000"},"modified":"2025-04-13T12:20:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T12:20:25","slug":"unbegleitete-minderjaehrige-gefluechtete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/unbegleitete-minderjaehrige-gefluechtete\/","title":{"rendered":"Unaccompanied minor refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who is considered an unaccompanied minor refugee?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As unaccompaniedr minors<\/em>Refugee<\/strong> (UMF for short) are children and young people under the age of 18 who without their parents or legal guardians<\/strong> have entered Germany and are seeking protection.<\/p>\n

Example: A 16-year-old girl flees alone from Afghanistan to Germany. As she did not enter the country with her parents or another caregiver, she is considered an unaccompanied minor refugee.<\/p>\n

What happens after arrival in Germany?<\/h3>\n

Upon arrival, the child or young person will be accompanied by the Youth welfare office<\/strong> and is initially placed in a Detention facility<\/strong>. The youth welfare office then checks:<\/p>\n

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    the age<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    the state of health<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    the need for support<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    It is then decided which form of Accommodation and support<\/strong> is most suitable (e.g. residential group, foster family).<\/p>\n

    What rights do unaccompanied refugee minors have?<\/h3>\n

    Unaccompanied minor refugees have special rights:<\/p>\n

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      Accommodation and care by the youth welfare office<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Compulsory schooling<\/strong> like all other children and young people in Germany<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Right to a guardian<\/strong>who is legally responsible for them<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Medical care<\/strong> and psychosocial support<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Access to education and training<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Right to asylum procedure with support<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      How does the asylum procedure work?<\/h3>\n

      After the age has been determined and a guardian has been appointed, a Asylum application<\/strong> at the BAMF. The following applies:<\/p>\n

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        The procedure should suitable for children<\/strong> expire<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        The young person has the right to Support and advice<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        The guardian represents the child legally during the entire procedure<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Family reunification and repatriation<\/h3>\n
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          If still Parents or siblings<\/strong> living abroad can, under certain conditions, receive a Family reunification<\/strong> can be applied for.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Repatriation (deportation) is not possible for minors. only in exceptional cases<\/strong> permissible - for example, if a family or supervised environment is guaranteed in the country of origin.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Where can I get support?<\/h3>\n

          There are many organizations that support unaccompanied refugee minors:<\/p>\n

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            Youth welfare offices<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Guardians and caregivers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Migration advice centers for young people (JMD)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Welcome classes and school social work<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Refugee councils and NGOs such as Pro Asyl or terre des hommes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Wer gilt als unbegleiteter minderj\u00e4hriger Gefl\u00fcchteter? Als unbegleiteter minderj\u00e4hriger Gefl\u00fcchtete*r (kurz: UMF) gelten Kinder und Jugendliche unter 18 Jahren, die ohne ihre Eltern oder sorgeberechtigte Personen nach Deutschland eingereist sind und Schutz suchen. Beispiel: Ein 16-j\u00e4hriges M\u00e4dchen flieht alleine aus Afghanistan nach Deutschland. Da sie weder mit ihren Eltern noch mit einer anderen Betreuungsperson eingereist […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,89,87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asylstatus","category-migration","category-unbegleitete-minderjaehrige-gefluechtete"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4000"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4002,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4000\/revisions\/4002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}