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Physical and technical document examinations ,
Establishing a person's identity is a key element of the asylum procedure. At the Physical Technical Examination (PTU) unit, specially trained document experts check the authenticity of the documents submitted by the asylum seekers. However, the Federal Office not only examines identity documents, but also other evidence such as arrest documents and court judgments. Franziska Bassen, Deputy Head of the PTU, explains in the video exactly how this works.
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