Glossary:Unaccompanied minor
A person considered to be an unaccompanied minor is a minor (aged less than 18) who arrives on the territory of the Member States unaccompanied by an adult responsible for him or her whether by law or by the practice of the Member State concerned, and for as long as he or she is not effectively taken into the care of such a person. It includes a minor who is left unaccompanied after he or she has entered the territory of the Member States.
Related concepts
- Asylum applicant considered to be an unaccompanied minor
- Application for international protection
- Asylum applicant
- Asylum decision
- Asylum recognition rate
- Foreign population
- Migration
- Refugee
- Repeated applicant