Asylum Trends Monthly Report on Asylum Applications in The Netherlands 218
IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends 218 Colophon Title Asylum Trends Subtitle Monthly Report on Asylum Applications in The Netherlands Recent trends Author Ministry of Justice and Security Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Rijnstraat 8 2515 XP Den Haag Postbus 16275 25 BG Den Haag Migratie in beweging EUROPESE UNIE Het Fonds voor asiel, migratie en integratie 2
IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends 218 Contents Colophon 2 Asylum applications in The Netherlands Total asylum applications in The Netherlands 4 First asylum applications in The Netherlands 5 Repeated asylum applications in The Netherlands 6 Family reunification in The Netherlands 7 Unaccompanied minor asylum seekers in The Netherlands 8 Monthly first asylum applications in The Netherlands 9 Appendix Appendix: Relocation and Resettlement Appendix: Eurostat 3
IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends 218 Total asylum influx in The Netherlands (first applications, repeated applications, family reunification influx) Top 1 Last thirteen months total asylum applications in The Netherlands Total 216 Total 217 Country of citizenship 217 218 Last 12 months Perc Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Sep Total 1.64 1.829 2.87 4.38 1.37 1.15 1.166 1.418 259 59 991 924 1.447 872 1.283 1.2 618 916 16 342 11.351 9.444 31.642 31.327 Syrian Arab Republic 61 699 493 532 2.334 421 419 419 45 484 414 522 451 42 3.982 5.76 19% Eritrea 296 345 454 54 1.635 463 44 426 319 488 353 379 271 227 3.33 4.669 16% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 89 97 15 114 45 137 98 121 149 136 116 22 258 369 1.64 1.965 7% Iraq 13 124 133 13 517 16 126 119 92 14 91 151 19 194 1.173 1.56 5% Turkey 44 42 81 55 222 61 64 64 19 13 126 137 154 2 1.18 1.196 4% Algeria 78 82 85 9 335 91 94 115 93 85 69 98 132 121 898 1.155 4% Afghanistan 48 73 46 57 224 62 99 91 96 96 98 114 162 128 946 1.122 4% Morocco 84 69 84 89 326 94 73 1 16 91 67 11 87 84 83 1.45 4% Unknown 52 72 62 62 248 98 65 6 71 79 47 89 81 59 649 845 3% Moldova, Republic of 21 16 2 37 94 66 3 63 7 76 39 5 4 16 54 613 2% Others 75 758 696 83 2.962 87 662 739 73 869 627 97 1.34 1.1 7.538 9.795 33% Total 2.157 2.377 2.34 2.59 9.347 2.46 2.134 2.317 2.285 2.611 2.47 2.831 2.86 2.99 22.481 29.671 1% * To conceal the lowest figures, all values between and 4 are replaced by asterisk. Top Total asylum applications in The Netherlands 218 Country of citizenship % 1 Syrian Arab Republic 42 13% 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 369 12% 3 Eritrea 227 8% 4 Albania 21 7% 5 Turkey 2 7% Top Nationalities total applications last twelve months Period: Oct 217 - Sep 218 Number of total asylum applications: 29.671 Turkey 4% Iraq 5% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7% 6 Iraq 194 6% 7 Afghanistan 128 4% 8 Algeria 121 4% 9 Moldova, Republic of 16 4% 1 Morocco 84 3% Others 958 32% Total 218 2.99 1% Eritrea 16% Others 49% Syrian Arab Republic 19% Total asylum applications in The Netherlands 5. Cumulative development of total asylum applications in The Netherlands 4. 4. 3. 3. 2. 2. 1. 1. 216 217 218 216 217 218 4
IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends 218 First asylum applications in The Netherlands Top 1 Last thirteen months first asylum applications in The Netherlands Total 216 Total 217 ** Country of citizenship 217 218 Last 12 months Perc Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Sep Total 2.158 2.22 884 718 1.497 1.95 235 481 98 891 1.271 977 888 724 457 55 15 342 1.664 365 8.122 6.371 18.171 14.716 Syrian Arab Republic 219 243 15 232 844 2 19 182 28 234 251 355 336 276 2.232 2.857 16% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 65 66 83 69 283 89 72 68 15 85 84 166 199 32 1.188 1.46 8% Eritrea 15 71 49 77 32 11 15 144 127 149 98 139 18 1 1.8 1.277 7% Turkey 39 4 78 54 211 59 58 6 15 95 118 129 144 188 956 1.128 6% Algeria 77 78 81 89 325 89 91 19 89 79 62 95 126 113 853 1.11 6% Morocco 82 62 8 8 34 87 67 9 96 86 59 93 81 79 738 96 5% Iraq 59 56 63 52 23 63 46 45 52 66 45 49 59 79 54 675 4% Unknown 36 56 49 41 182 68 48 25 49 57 37 78 75 46 483 629 3% Moldova, Republic of 21 16 2 37 94 65 3 63 7 76 39 5 4 11 534 67 3% Albania 12 14 18 17 61 21 8 18 24 27 2 17 128 199 462 511 3% Others 55 577 514 588 2.184 66 452 548 51 626 48 749 735 755 5.515 7.194 39% Total 1.22 1.279 1.185 1.336 5.2 1.511 1.167 1.352 1.435 1.58 1.293 1.92 2.31 2.256 14.545 18.345 1% * To conceal the lowest figures, all values between and 4 are replaced by asterisk. ** In 217 the IND has adjusted its systems to remove a small discrepancy that caused some cases to not be included in figures of (earlier versions of) this report. This adjustment may result in some small inconsistencies with reports dating from 217 and before. Considering the limited size of the discrepancy and to ensure consistency between reports, figures published before 1st, 217, will not be updated. Notwithstanding these figures, the total influx of first asylum applications in 216 was 18,246. Top First asylum applications in The Netherlands 218 Country of citizenship % 1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 32 14% 2 Syrian Arab Republic 276 12% 3 Albania 199 9% 4 Turkey 188 8% 5 Algeria 113 5% 6 Moldova, Republic of 11 4% 7 Eritrea 1 4% 8 Iraq 79 4% 9 Morocco 79 4% 1 Nigeria 64 3% 11 Pakistan 5 2% Others 687 3% Total 218 2.256 1% Top Nationalities first applications last twelve months Period: Oct 217 - Sep 218 Number of first asylum applications: 18.345 Turkey 6% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 8% Eritrea 7% Syrian Arab Republic 16% Algeria 6% Others 58% First asylum applications in The Netherlands 3. Cumulative development of first asylum applications in The Netherlands 2. 2.5 2. 15. 1.5 1. 1. 5 5. 216 217 218 216 217 218 5
IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends 218 Repeated asylum applications in The Netherlands Top 1 Last thirteen months repeated asylum applications in The Netherlands Total 216 Total 217 Country of citizenship 217 218 Last 12 months Perc Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Sep Total 358 464 156 249 11 176 75 77 93 76 49 45 9 36 61 62 22 33 13 21 711 882 1.657 2.121 Afghanistan 37 33 28 23 121 3 68 34 48 45 6 47 91 68 491 575 18% Iraq 3 25 19 23 97 25 37 41 28 21 24 76 125 113 49 557 18% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17 16 35 24 92 26 19 3 27 41 27 49 48 37 34 379 12% Nigeria 11 6 8 7 32 6 8 * 9 8 9 9 9 12 73 94 3% Somalia 9 8 9 * 29 5 14 12 * 8 6 9 11 * 71 91 3% Syrian Arab Republic 7 * 5 * 18 14 1 6 * 6 * 1 19 8 79 9 3% Morocco * * * 9 17 7 6 1 1 5 8 6 6 5 63 78 3% Eritrea * 7 5 * 17 * 12 * 1 * 7 9 8 7 61 74 2% Stateless * * 5 * 12 * * 8 * * * 13 12 * 49 61 2% Azerbaijan * * 6 * 15 * 6 9 5 7 * 7 9 * 49 6 2% Others 72 86 61 77 296 75 77 75 89 74 72 112 128 132 834 1.58 34% Total 193 191 184 178 746 197 261 232 231 216 22 347 466 394 2.564 3.117 1% * To conceal the lowest figures, all values between and 4 are replaced by asterisk. Top Repeated asylum applications in The Netherlands 218 Country of citizenship % 1 Iraq 113 29% 2 Afghanistan 68 17% Top Nationalities repeated asylum applications last twelve months Period: Oct 217 - Sep 218 Number of repeated asylum applications: 3.117 Iraq 18% 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 37 9% 4 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 12 3% 5 Nigeria 12 3% 6 Pakistan 9 2% 7 Unknown 9 2% Others 134 34% Total 218 394 1% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12% Others 46% Afghanistan 18% Nigeria 3% Somalia 3% Repeated asylum applications in The Netherlands 5 Cumulative development of repeated asylum applications in The Netherlands 3. 4 2.5 3 2 2. 1.5 1. 1 5 216 217 218 216 217 218 6
IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends 218 Influx of family reunification in The Netherlands (Council Directive 23/86/EC Chapter V) Top 1 Last thirteen months Influx of family reunification in The Netherlands Total 216 Total 217 Country of citizenship 217 218 Last 12 months Perc Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Sep Total 1.312 2.881 8.397 8.582 1.139 1.458 122 445 63 86 43 121 249 17 12 35 18 47 31 86 338 372 11.814 14.49 Eritrea 187 267 4 462 1.316 349 287 278 182 339 248 231 155 12 2.189 3.318 4% Syrian Arab Republic 384 453 338 297 1.472 27 219 231 24 244 159 157 96 118 1.671 2.759 34% Stateless 56 45 35 5 186 25 3 3 15 31 18 28 13 9 199 329 4% Iraq 41 43 51 55 19 18 43 33 12 17 22 26 6 * 179 328 4% Afghanistan * 14 * 15 35 1 13 33 27 29 14 4 23 18 27 239 3% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7 15 32 21 75 22 7 23 17 1 5 5 11 12 112 18 2% Somalia * 9 * 9 25 7 16 21 36 27 11 6 13 2 157 178 2% Unknown 12 14 9 15 5 24 13 28 18 2 6 9 6 * 128 166 2% Yemen 5 7 1 8 3 * 11 12 9 18 13 2 17 7 11 135 2% Pakistan * 11 6 19 4 18 8 * 7 * 14 * * * 58 94 1% Others 41 29 48 44 162 15 59 41 56 76 24 38 23 3 362 483 6% Total 744 97 935 995 3.581 698 76 733 619 815 534 564 363 34 5.372 8.29 1% * To conceal the lowest figures, all values between and 4 are replaced by asterisk. Top Influx of family reunification in The Netherlands 218 Country of citizenship % 1 Eritrea 12 35% 2 Syrian Arab Republic 118 35% Top Nationalities Influx of family reunification last twelve months Period: Oct 217 - Sep 218 Number of influx family reunification: 8.29 Iraq 4% Others 15% 3 Somalia 2 6% 4 Afghanistan 18 5% 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12 4% Stateless 4% Others 52 15% Total 218 34 1% Eritrea 4% Syrian Arab Republic 34% Afghanistan 3% Influx of family reunification in The Netherlands 2.5 Cumulative development of Influx of family reunification in The Netherlands 15. 2. 1.5 1. 1. 5. 5 216 217 218 216 217 218 7
IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends 218 Influx of indicated unaccompanied minor asylum seekers in The Netherlands Top 1 Unaccompanied minor asylum applications in The Netherlands Total 216 Total 217 Country of citizenship 217 218 Last 12 months Perc Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Sep Total 773 181 68 61 34 23 195 35 38 36 263 1.77 479 135 74 54 47 59 65 22 3 23 193 1.181 Eritrea 48 23 17 4 128 45 26 58 58 6 31 52 26 41 397 477 38% Syrian Arab Republic 18 13 11 7 49 15 7 11 12 1 22 15 27 9 128 159 13% Morocco 11 8 11 1 4 6 6 11 * 1 11 16 1 18 91 12 1% Algeria * 9 1 13 32 * * * * * * 1 * 5 33 65 5% Guinea * 7 6 6 2 * * 5 * * * * 5 11 37 56 4% Sudan 12 8 * * 26 * * 5 * * * 5 6 13 35 49 4% Afghanistan * 5 6 * 17 * * * * * * * * 11 27 41 3% Iraq * 6 * * 1 * * * * * * * 7 * 29 37 3% Albania * 5 * * 1 * * * * * 6 5 * * 23 33 3% Unknown * * * * 1 * * * * * * * 6 * 2 27 2% Others 24 21 21 25 91 8 1 * 9 21 12 13 17 31 123 19 15% Total 122 16 9 115 433 9 6 13 9 122 91 126 112 149 943 1.254 1% * To conceal the lowest figures, all values between and 4 are replaced by asterisk. Top Unaccompanied minor asylum applications in The Netherlands 218 Country of citizenship % Top Nationalities unaccompanied minor asylum applications last twelve months Period: Oct 217 - Sep 218 Number of unaccompanied minor asylum applications: 1.254 1 Eritrea 41 28% 2 Morocco 18 12% 3 Sudan 13 9% 4 Afghanistan 11 7% 5 Guinea 11 7% 6 Syrian Arab Republic 9 6% Others 46 31% Total 218 149 1% Morocco 1% Guinea 4% Algeria 5% Others 3% Eritrea 38% Syrian Arab Republic 13% Unaccompanied minor asylum applications in The Netherlands 25 Cumulative development of Unaccompanied minor asylum applications in The Netherlands 2. 2 1.5 15 1 1. 5 5 216 217 218 216 217 218 8
IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends 218 Monthly First Asylum Applications in The Netherlands in 218 Country of citizenships Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Sep 218 Total 217 Total 216 ** Afghanistan 22 18 24 21 22 24 27 48 42 248 322 1.26 Albania 21 8 18 24 27 2 17 128 199 462 365 1.664 Algeria 89 91 19 89 79 62 95 126 113 853 891 98 Angola * 6 7 * * * * * * 26 27 15 Antigua and Barbuda * * * * * * * * * * * * Argentina * * * * * * * * * * * * Armenia * * 5 8 13 6 1 5 5 57 19 48 Australia * * * * * * * * * * * * Austria * * * * * * * * * * * * Azerbaijan 13 1 21 22 13 31 29 28 12 179 113 66 Bahamas * * * * * * * * * * * * Bahrain * * * * * * * * * * 8 * Bangladesh * * * * 5 * * * * 18 18 21 Belarus * * 12 * 32 35 25 33 42 183 13 21 Belgium * * * * * * * * * * * * Benin * * * * * * * * * 7 13 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 * * * * * * * * 22 67 295 Botswana * * * * * * * * * * * * Brazil * * * * * * * * * 6 1 * Bulgaria * * * * * * * * * * * * Burkina Faso * * * * * * * * * * 8 11 Burundi * * * * * * * * * 1 29 24 Cambodia * * * * * * * * * * * * Cameroon * * 5 * * * * * * 23 39 18 Canada * * * * * * * * * * * * Cape Verde * * * * * * * * * * * * Central African Republic * * * * * * * * * * * * Chad * * * * * * * * 6 19 3 5 Chile * * * * * * * * * * * * China (including Hong Kong) 7 * 9 1 25 7 9 11 26 15 149 97 Colombia * * * * * * * * 5 18 36 36 Comoros * * * * * * * * * * * * Congo, the Democratic Republic of the * * * * * * * * * 9 13 * Congo, the Republic of the * 5 * * * * * * * 21 43 5 Cote d'ivoire 7 6 * 6 * * * * 5 37 41 3 Croatia * * * * * * * * * * * 5 Cuba 155 * * * * * * * * 162 256 23 Cyprus * * * * * * * * * * * * Djibouti * * * * * * * * * * * * Dominican Republic * * * * * * * * * * 9 * Ecuador * * * * * * * * * * * * Egypt 12 11 11 * 13 7 13 17 27 115 178 112 El Salvador * * * 5 * * * * * 13 18 19 Eritrea 11 15 144 127 149 98 139 18 1 1.8 1.95 1.497 Ethiopia 9 5 * * 1 7 * * * 44 124 156 Finland * * * * * * * * * * * * France * * * * * * * * * * * 7 Gabon * * * * * * * * * * * * Gambia 22 24 2 33 3 19 37 22 35 242 214 131 Georgia 11 25 54 27 44 33 2 26 24 264 487 578 Germany * * * * * * * * * * * * Ghana * 1 * 6 * 5 5 * 9 49 39 15 Greece * * * * * * * * * * * * Grenada * * * * * * * * * * * * Guatemala * * * * * * * * * * * * Guinea 19 16 22 15 16 7 2 19 26 16 33 111 Guinea-Bissau * * * * * * * * * 11 29 11 Guyana * * * * * * * * * * * * Haiti * * * * * * * * * * * * Honduras 5 * * * * * * * * 6 12 7 Hungary * * * * * * * * * * * * India * * 8 * 6 9 8 * * 4 37 45 Indonesia * * * * * * * * * 5 * * Iran (Islamic Republic of) 89 72 68 15 85 84 166 199 32 1.188 718 884 Iraq 63 46 45 52 66 45 49 59 79 54 724 888 Israel * * * * * * * * * 6 6 * Italy * * * * * * * * * * * 5 Jamaica * * * * * * * * * 14 14 34 Jordan 7 * 1 11 * * 7 5 * 5 34 27 Kazakhstan * * * * * * * * * 6 15 23 Kenya * * * 5 * * * * * 17 1 6 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of * * * * * * * * * * * * Kosovo / UNSCR 1244 * 5 * * 13 * * * * 29 36 465 Kuwait * * * * * * * * * * 6 8 Kyrgyzstan 5 * * * * * * * * 8 9 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic * * * * * * * * * * * * 9
IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends 218 Monthly First Asylum Applications in The Netherlands in 218 Country of citizenships Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Sep 218 Total 217 Total 216 ** Latvia * * * * * * * * * * * * Lebanon 7 * * * 5 * 5 6 8 42 61 55 Liberia * * 5 * * * * * * 17 15 11 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 51 41 39 42 47 25 42 32 31 35 357 341 Lithuania * * * * * * * * * * * * Malaysia * * * * * * * * * * * * Maldives * * * * * * * * * * * * Mali 5 6 * * * * * * 5 26 6 26 Mauritania * * * * * * * * * 9 18 11 Mauritius * * * * * * * * * * * * Mexico * * * * * * * * * * 5 * Moldova, Republic of 65 3 63 7 76 39 5 4 11 534 342 15 Mongolia 5 * * * * * 5 * * 18 19 43 Montenegro * * * * * * * * * * 5 25 Morocco 87 67 9 96 86 59 93 81 79 738 977 1.271 Mozambique * * * * * * * * * * * 6 Myanmar 5 * * * * * * 5 6 27 28 55 Namibia * * * * * * * * * * * * Nepal * * * * * * * * * * * 13 Netherlands * * * * * * * * * 6 7 13 Nicaragua * * * * * * * 6 8 17 * * Niger * * * * * * * * * 13 13 * Nigeria 36 23 22 17 37 37 43 47 64 326 245 197 Oman * * * * * * * * * * * * Pakistan 12 9 19 24 2 16 29 28 5 27 181 161 Palestinian Territory, Occupied * 6 5 14 9 * * 11 5 6 74 3 Panama * * * * * * * * * * * * Peru * * * * * * * * * * * * Philippines * * * * * * * * * * * * Poland * * * * * * * * * * * 8 Portugal * * * * * * * * * * * 7 Romania * * * * * * * * * * 7 7 Russian Federation 24 8 32 17 27 21 27 48 21 225 316 124 Rwanda * * * * * * * 6 * 11 * 15 Saint Lucia * * * * * * * * * * * * Saudi Arabia * * * * * * * * * 5 6 11 Senegal * * * 5 5 6 6 9 5 45 81 47 Serbia 15 8 8 13 * * 6 14 1 79 174 938 Sierra Leone 13 7 5 7 * * 13 7 6 64 67 33 Singapore * * * * * * * * * * * * Slovak Republic * * * * * * * * * * * * Somalia 8 9 6 6 14 9 15 13 1 9 124 157 South Africa * * * * * * * * * 5 12 1 South Sudan * * * * * * * * * * * * Spain * * * * * * * * * * 7 * Sri Lanka * 5 * 6 * * * * * 21 46 28 Stateless 5 * * * * * * 6 * 3 12 31 Sudan 12 9 25 23 21 13 3 34 35 22 26 191 Suriname * * * * * * * * * * 8 8 Sweden * * * * * * * * * * * * Syrian Arab Republic 2 19 182 28 234 251 355 336 276 2.232 2.22 2.158 Taiwan * * * * * * * * * * * * Tajikistan 24 16 17 8 16 14 1 16 16 137 59 19 Tanzania, United Republic of * * * * * * * * * * 14 1 Thailand * * * * * * * * * * * * the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 9 8 * * 1 5 31 1 * 79 112 43 Togo * * * * * * * * * 6 1 * Trinidad and Tobago * * * 6 * * * * * 2 34 22 Tunisia 35 41 56 37 42 18 35 34 27 325 172 25 Turkey 59 58 6 15 95 118 129 144 188 956 481 235 Turkmenistan * * * * * * * * 5 6 * * Uganda 9 6 11 * 1 * 19 16 21 99 72 87 Ukraine 11 7 5 12 8 1 61 28 28 17 139 317 United Arab Emirates * * * * * * * * * * * * United Kingdom * * * * * * * * * * 5 * United States of America * 5 * 5 * * * 5 * 19 2 5 Unknown 68 48 25 49 57 37 78 75 46 483 55 457 Uruguay * * * * * * * * * * * * Uzbekistan * * * * * * * * * * 5 6 Venezuela 5 14 15 12 1 13 13 1 7 99 77 27 Viet Nam * * * * 13 * * 5 7 35 27 61 Yemen 16 22 13 14 2 32 75 44 42 278 171 45 Zambia * * * * * * * * * * * * Zimbabwe * * * * * * * * * * 17 12 Other * * * * * * * * * * * * Totaal 1.511 1.167 1.352 1.435 1.58 1.293 1.92 2.31 2.256 14.545 14.716 18.171 1
IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends 218 * To conceal the lowest figures, all values between and 4 are replaced by asterisk. ** In 217 the IND has adjusted its systems to remove a small discrepancy that caused some cases to not be included in figures of (earlier versions of) this report. This adjustment may result in some small inconsistencies with reports dating from 217 and before. Considering the limited size of the discrepancy and to ensure consistency between reports, figures published before 1st, 217, will not be updated. Notwithstanding these figures, the total influx of first asylum applications in 216 was 18,246. Selection criterion for this table: all nationalities with at least 1 application in the current year. 11