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« Persons recognised as refugees receive a residence permit for the same duration regardless of the European Union Member State which granted them the status »
In the European Union, the « Qualification » Directive lays down minimum rules on the duration of residence permits granted to beneficiaries of international protection, which for refugees must be for a minimum of three years and renewable. Some governments have chosen to follow this minimum standard and limit the validity of the first residence permit […]
In 2019, which European country received the highest number of first-time asylum applications in proportion to its population?
According to the European Commission’s Eurostat database, 14,495 first-time asylum seekers[1] per million inhabitants arrived in Cyprus in 2019. As in 2018, the country received the highest number of asylum seekers in relation to its population in the EU, ahead of Malta with 8,108 first-time asylum seekers per million inhabitants and Greece with 6,985. At […]
In 2018, what percentage of the world’s asylum seekers and refugees lived in urban areas?
While refugees are usually pictured living in camps, in 2018, 61 % of the world’s refugees were living in urban areas, compared to 55 % for the entire population, according to an estimate by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). According to UNHCR, refugees can become autonomous more quickly in these areas with the presence […]
In 2018, out of every 100 refugees in need of resettlement from a first country of asylum to a third country, how many were actually resettled?
For the year 2018, UNHCR estimated that 1 195 349 people worldwide were in need of resettlement, that is, transferred from a first country of asylum to another State that accepts them. The organization submitted 81 337 cases in the same year, out of which 55 680 actual departures were recorded, or about 5 out of 100 people in […]
How many European countries voted against the Global Compact for Migration?
During December 19th UN General Assembly adoption of the UN’s global compact on safe, orderly and regular migration, five States voted against, among which three European countries: Israel, the USA, Hungary, Czech Republic and Poland. Five other States abstained or decided not to take part in the vote: Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, Latvia, Romania and Slovakia. […]
“Migrants who reach Europe via the Mediterranean Sea in 2018 mostly left from Libya and Tunisia and arrived in Italy”
According to UNHCR, the most used migration route to reach Europe via the Mediterranean Sea in 2018 is the so-called “Western route”, connecting Morocco and Spain, with 53 114 arrivals as of October 29, 2018. In comparison, 26 789 persons arrived in Europe through the Mediterranean via the “Eastern route” (from Turkey to Greece) and 21 880 persons […]
Which countries registered the most asylum seekers in 2017?
The three countries that registered the highest number of asylum seekers in 2017 are Germany, Italy and France. Out of 705 705 asylum claims made inside the European Union, Germany received 222 560 requests, Italy 128 850 and France 99 330. These three countries represent 64% of the total of asylum claims made in the […]