Article 6 Principles

Subject to paragraph 2 of Article 6, any transfer of a person to be readmitted on the basis of one of the obligations contained in Articles 2 to 5 shall require the submission of a readmission application to the competent authority of the Requested State.

No readmission application shall be needed where the person to be readmitted is in possession of a valid travel document and, where applicable, a valid visa or residence permit of the Requested State.

If a person has been apprehended in the border region (including airports) of the Requesting State after illegally crossing the border coming directly from the territory of the Requested State, the Requesting State may submit a readmission application within two working days following this person's apprehension (accelerated procedure).