Unaccompanied Minor Refugees

Unaccompanied foreign minors (so-called “unaccompanied refugee minors”) who arrive in Berlin without parents or a legal guardian are taken into care by the Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family to prevent homelessness.

The initial reception and clearing centre (EAC) for all unaccompanied minor refugees is located at Prinzregentenstr. 24, 10715 Berlin. The facility is open around the clock and organises the prompt admission and accommodation of unaccompanied children and young people.

The so-called pre-clearing begins after the requirements for provisional taking into custody have been checked. In this phase it is checked whether a nationwide assignment is contrary to the children’s well-being. If there are any obstacles to assignment, the minors remain in Berlin and go through the clearing procedure in the youth welfare facilities provided for this purpose.

The clearing procedure includes the clarification of the situation of the children and young people up to subsequent accommodation in a youth welfare facility. The Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family works closely with the various institutions and services as well as with the specialists from the youth welfare offices, which take on the children and young people as soon as a guardian has been appointed and the youth welfare needs have been clarified.