Background & Purpose
To protect individual rights and ensure fair treatment in sensitive migration cases, the government is raising the bar for those providing legal help and translation services.
Proposals & Debate
The proposal introduces a mandatory law degree for public legal representatives and stricter rules for when they can pass their work to others. It also aims to ensure that interpreters in migration cases are authorized, meaning they have passed official proficiency tests.
The Decision
The parliament approved the new rules, which will now become law to ensure higher quality and reliability in migration legal processes.
Does this affect you?
- Legal representatives: Must now meet strict educational requirements, specifically a law degree, to continue working in migration cases.
- Interpreters: Will face higher expectations to be officially authorized to work with migration authorities.
- Migration applicants: Will receive better legal support and more reliable translation, which strengthens their legal protection.
In Practice
- Public legal representatives must now hold a law degree to be eligible for their roles.
- It will be harder to hand over a case to someone else without special permission.
- People deemed unsuitable for the role can be banned from working as representatives for migration authorities.
- Authorities are now required to prioritize using authorized interpreters and translators whenever possible.