European Influence on Asylum Procedures in Latin America: Accelerated Procedures in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela

Between liberal legislation and preventive political practice: Ecuador’s political reactions to Venezuelan forced migration

“…98). Although progressive, Ecuadorian refugee legislation preserves the accelerated procedure adopted by Ecuador in 2009 and applied since 2011, meaning that persons applying for refugee status must first undergo an interview and admissibility filter before being admitted to officially becoming an applicant for refugee status (Cantor, 2013). Despite efforts aimed at reducing backlogs, large numbers of refuge or visa applications have caused delays in the processing of new requests, since refugee status determination (RSD) is done on a case-by-case basis.…”