Over 4,300 Applications for Asylum Filed in Netherlands in July
The recent statistics show that there has been a marked increase in July, compared to June data, in which 3,979 applications for international protection were filed,AtoZSerwisPlus.comreports.
IND has revealed the following account as the top five countries of origin of asylum seekers who filed an application for asylum last month:
- Syria – 2,119
- Turkey – 540
- Afghanistan – 314
- Yemen – 260
- Eritrea – 191
Regarding the first-time requests, the total number of these applications in July was 2,641, while in June, it was 2,462.
The following account for the top five countries of origin of asylum seekers who filed their first-time application in the Netherlands:
- Syria- 1,047
- Afghanistan -301
- Turkey- 252
- Yemen- 184
- Eritrea- 131
“Of the 301 first applications mentioned for country-of-origin Afghanistan, 250 applications were submitted by people who were brought to the Netherlands from Afghanistan,” the statement reads.
The same source shows that there were 125 repeated applications in July, while in June, the number was 124. Citizens of the following countries accounted for the most regarding the number of repeat asylum applications filed in the Netherlands:
- Iran – 20
- Syria – 15
- Iraq – 14
- Eritrea – 9
- Pakistan – 9
There was a slight increase in the number of asylum family reunification. The figures provided by the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service revealed that in July, the number of people arriving under the same purpose was 1,610, while in June, it was 1,393.
The following countries accounted for the top countries of origin of people who reached the Netherlands for asylum reunification.
- Syria- 1,057
- Turkey- 286
- Yemen- 76
- Eritrea – 51
- stateless- 21
In addition, the recent figures provided by IND show that there was also noted an increase in the number of asylum applications filed by unaccompanied minors.
“The number of asylum applications submitted by unaccompanied minors (AMVs) was 449 in July. In June, it was 284. These are the top 5 countries of origin of AMVs: Syria (243), Eritrea (98), Somalia (23), Yemen (19), and Afghanistan (12),” the statement reads.
Recently, the figures provided by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) revealed that over 7 thousand people applied for the first time for asylum in the Netherlands in the second half of this year.
Such statistics reveal that there was marked a 9 per cent increase in the number of asylum applications in comparison to the figures of the previous quarter.
