Legislation of Germany and the EU

Immigration law (since 01.01.2005)

Residence law (since 30.07.2004)

General administrative regulations in accordanceto the residence law (since 27.07.2009)

Law on alteration of the residence law (since 14.03.2005)

Benefits for asylum seekers (since 19.08.2007)

Concept of a law for the realisation of directives in accordance to residence and asylum decisions within the EU (since 13.13.2006) Asylum Procedure Law (since 13.03.2006)

Law on citizenship (since 12.08.2005)

Vesting law (since 01.01.2005)

General administrative regulation in accordance to the Vesting law/EU (since 27.07.2009)

Common administrative regulation  in accordance to the law about the central register for foreigners and about the regulation of the impementation of the law about the central register of foreigners

Resolution about the right to stay of the IMK (since 17.11.2006)

Law for child benefits (02.03.2009)

Law on foreigners (not valid anymore)

Resolutions and guidelines of the European Union

European Convention on Human Rights

Dublin-II-Resolution (since 18.02.2003)

Dublin II-implementing provision (since 02.09.2003)

Eurodac-resolution (since 11.12.2000)

Eurodac-implementing provision (28.02.2002)

Visa regulations (since 15.03.2001)

Frontex-resolution (since 26.10.2004)

Resolution about the Rapid Border Intervention Teams (RABITs) (since 11.07.2007)

Biometric features (since 13.12.2004)

Qualification directive (since 29.04.2004) (Guideline about the term refugee in accordance to the so-called additional protection)

Guideline for social pick-up (since 27.01.2003)

Guideline for temporarly protection (since 20.07.2001)

Guideline for the asylum procedure (01.12.2005)

Guideline for family union (since 22.09.2003)

Guideline for the protection of victims (since 29.04.2004)

Guideline for the right of staying for people who are in Germany for a long time (25.11.2003)

Guideline of the Vesting law (since 29.04.2003)

Guideline unauthorised entry and transit (since 28.11.2002)

Guideline of transportation (since 25.11.2003)

Minimum level for asylum seekers (27.01.2003)

An EU resolution meets an European law. The resolution is binding with all parts and is valid in all European member states.

An EU guideline has to be implemented in national regulations. It is binding with its aim but every member state can decide on its own how it should be transacted. There is a transposition deadline for every guideline. National courts  and the European court of Justice make sure that the guideline is seen as a common right.

(source: www.proasyl.de)

Conventions of the United Nations

Geneva Convenion for Refugees

UN Convention on the Rights of the children. (since 20.11.1989)

"Social package" (since 19.12.1966)