According to the Instruction on the procedure for receiving asylum applications submitted by foreigners at the state border of the Republic of Moldova8, if the foreigner comes to the border of the Republic of Moldova and seeks asylum from the Border Police officers, the following steps must be taken: 1. The foreigner who presents himself at the state border (either border crossing point or green border), and who expresses a written or verbal will to request a form of protection on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, will fill in the asylum application form provided by Border Police officers. 2. If the asylum seeker does not know how to write, the application will be completed by the border guard receiving the application, from the asylum seeker's statements and will make appropriate entries in the minutes about the reasons for not fulfilling or not signing the application by the applicant; 3. The border policeman will not refuse to receive the asylum application on the grounds that it was submitted late; 4. After submitting the asylum application, the border policeman will draw up in confidential conditions a report that will include, data on the identity of the foreigner, and in case the person cannot be documented, the declared identity will be indicated; the person's country of origin; the circumstances which led the person to seek asylum; other data declared by the asylum seeker or data of which the competent authorities are aware; 5. The Border Police sector must immediately inform the BMA's AID of the application for asylum at the state border. AID is to be informed of the situation in which the asylum seeker is suffering from illness and the presence of a doctor or a special vehicle is required for his transportation; 6. The Border Police will ensure the access on the territory of the Republic of Moldova of asylum seekers, only after informing the BMA and with its permission, which is obliged to take over the applicant within 24 hours from the state border to examine the submitted application; 7. After receiving the asylum application from the foreigner, he acquires the status of asylum seeker and is temporarily maintained, for up to 24 hours, in rooms specially designed for asylum seekers or if such rooms are missing, in another room with minimal human conditions, under the protection and supervision of border guards; 8. An asylum seeker at the state border will be issued a provisional certificate, which will not exceed 48 hours. The provisional certificate is issued in order to take the place of the 8 Order of the Border Police Department no. 782 from 29.12.2016 23