Whose personal data are processed in Eurodac?
In Eurodac fingerprint data of the following categories of persons who are at least 14 years of age are recorded:
- aliens applying for asylum,
- persons who are apprehended by the competent control authorities in connection with the irregular crossing by land, sea or air of the border of the Member State having come from a third country and who are not turned back,
- aliens found illegally present within the Member State’s territory with a view to checking whether an alien has previously lodged an application for asylum in another Member State.