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 Oct Nov Dec Total Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 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 699 493 532 1.724 421 419 419 45 484 414 523 45 46 449 4.435 5.46 18% Eritrea 345 454 54 1.339 463 44 426 319 488 353 382 271 227 26 3.539 4.533 15% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 97 15 114 361 137 98 122 15 136 116 22 258 367 369 1.973 2.237 7% Iraq 124 133 13 387 16 126 119 92 14 92 15 189 193 154 1.325 1.588 5% Turkey 42 81 55 178 61 64 64 19 13 126 137 155 2 133 1.152 1.288 4% Algeria 82 85 9 257 91 94 115 93 86 69 99 134 123 155 1.59 1.234 4% Afghanistan 73 46 57 176 62 99 91 95 96 97 114 16 129 13 1.46 1.149 4% Morocco 69 84 89 242 94 73 1 16 91 67 11 87 85 15 99 1.82 4% Unknown 72 62 62 196 98 65 59 7 79 46 88 81 56 72 714 838 3% Moldova, Republic of 16 2 37 73 66 3 63 7 76 39 5 4 16 113 653 71 2% Others 758 696 83 2.257 88 662 739 73 869 627 971 1.48 1.11 1.5 8.65 1.14 33% Total 2.377 2.34 2.59 7.19 2.47 2.134 2.317 2.284 2.612 2.46 2.835 2.873 2.993 2.99 25.41 3.223 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 449 15% 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 369 13% 3 Eritrea 26 7% 4 Algeria 155 5% 5 Iraq 154 5% Top Nationalities total applications last twelve months Period: Nov 217 - Oct 218 Number of total asylum applications: 3.223 Turkey 4% Iraq 5% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7% 6 Turkey 133 5% 7 Moldova, Republic of 113 4% 8 Morocco 15 4% 9 Afghanistan 13 4% 1 Yemen 11 3% Others 1.21 35% Total 218 2.99 1% Eritrea 15% Others 5% Syrian Arab Republic 18% 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 Oct Nov Dec Total Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Total 2.158 2.22 884 718 1.497 1.95 235 481 98 891 1.271 977 888 724 15 342 457 55 1.664 365 8.122 6.371 18.171 14.716 Syrian Arab Republic 243 15 232 625 2 19 182 28 234 251 356 336 276 26 2.493 2.875 15% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 66 83 69 218 89 72 68 15 85 84 166 199 318 323 1.59 1.661 9% Eritrea 71 49 77 197 11 15 144 127 149 98 139 18 99 12 1.181 1.37 7% Turkey 4 78 54 172 59 58 6 15 95 118 129 145 188 128 1.85 1.217 6% Algeria 78 81 89 248 89 91 19 89 79 62 95 126 113 148 1.1 1.171 6% Morocco 62 8 8 222 87 67 9 96 86 59 93 81 8 97 836 996 5% Iraq 56 63 52 171 63 46 45 52 66 45 48 59 79 96 599 714 4% Moldova, Republic of 16 2 37 73 65 3 63 7 76 39 5 4 11 15 639 696 4% Unknown 56 49 41 146 68 48 24 48 57 36 77 75 46 68 547 637 3% Albania 14 18 17 49 21 8 18 24 27 2 17 128 199 66 528 563 3% Others 577 514 588 1.679 66 452 548 51 626 48 746 733 753 841 6.349 7.451 39% Total 1.279 1.185 1.336 3.8 1.511 1.167 1.351 1.434 1.58 1.292 1.916 2.3 2.252 2.234 16.767 19.288 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) 323 14% 2 Syrian Arab Republic 26 12% 3 Algeria 148 7% 4 Turkey 128 6% 5 Moldova, Republic of 15 5% 6 Eritrea 12 5% 7 Morocco 97 4% 8 Iraq 96 4% 9 Yemen 95 4% 1 Ukraine 81 4% Others 799 36% Total 218 2.234 1% Top Nationalities first applications last twelve months Period: Nov 217 - Oct 218 Number of first asylum applications: 19.288 Turkey 6% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9% Eritrea 7% Syrian Arab Republic 15% Algeria 6% Others 57% 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 Oct Nov Dec Total Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Total 358 464 156 249 11 176 49 45 93 76 75 77 61 62 9 36 22 33 5 33 719 87 1.657 2.121 Afghanistan 33 28 23 84 3 68 34 47 45 59 47 89 68 53 54 591 18% Iraq 25 19 23 67 25 37 41 28 21 25 76 124 112 55 544 586 18% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 16 35 24 75 26 19 3 28 41 27 49 48 37 45 35 49 13% Syrian Arab Republic * 5 * 11 14 1 6 * 6 * 1 18 9 11 9 98 3% Somalia 8 9 * 2 5 14 12 * 8 6 9 11 * 14 85 97 3% Nigeria 6 8 7 21 7 8 * 9 8 9 9 9 12 8 82 97 3% Morocco * * 9 15 7 6 1 1 5 8 6 6 5 8 71 83 3% Eritrea 7 5 * 13 * 12 * 1 * 7 12 8 7 13 77 83 3% Stateless * 5 * 12 * * 8 * * * 13 12 * 7 56 65 2% Algeria * * * 9 * * 6 * 7 6 * 8 1 7 57 62 2% Others 83 63 8 226 74 8 78 9 75 67 12 14 126 17 957 1.1 34% Total 191 184 178 553 198 261 232 231 217 22 355 473 394 328 2.99 3.271 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 % Top Nationalities repeated asylum applications last twelve months Period: Nov 217 - Oct 218 Number of repeated asylum applications: 3.271 1 Iraq 55 17% 2 Afghanistan 53 16% 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 45 14% 4 Somalia 14 4% 5 Eritrea 13 4% Others 148 45% Total 218 328 1% Iraq 18% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 13% Others 43% Afghanistan 18% Nigeria 3% Somalia 3% Syrian Arab Republic 3% Repeated asylum applications in The Netherlands 5 Cumulative development of repeated asylum applications in The Netherlands 3. 4 2.5 3 2. 1.5 2 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 Oct Nov Dec Total Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Total 1.312 2.881 8.397 8.582 1.139 1.458 122 445 63 86 249 17 43 121 12 35 18 47 31 86 338 372 11.814 14.49 Eritrea 267 4 462 1.129 349 287 278 182 339 248 231 155 121 91 2.281 3.143 41% Syrian Arab Republic 453 338 297 1.88 27 219 231 24 244 159 157 96 121 178 1.852 2.487 32% Stateless 45 35 5 13 25 3 3 15 31 18 28 13 9 11 21 295 4% Iraq 43 51 55 149 18 43 33 12 17 22 26 6 * * 182 288 4% Afghanistan 14 * 15 32 1 13 33 27 29 14 4 23 18 15 222 24 3% Somalia 9 * 9 21 7 16 21 36 27 11 6 2 2 7 171 183 2% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 15 32 21 68 22 7 24 17 1 5 5 11 12 * 114 167 2% Unknown 14 9 15 38 24 13 28 18 2 6 9 6 * * 129 153 2% Yemen 7 1 8 25 * 11 12 9 18 13 2 17 7 6 116 134 2% Pakistan 11 6 19 36 18 8 * 7 * 14 * * * * 6 85 1% Others 29 48 44 121 15 59 41 56 76 24 38 23 33 32 397 489 6% Total 97 935 995 2.837 698 76 734 619 815 534 564 37 347 347 5.734 7.664 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 Syrian Arab Republic 178 51% 2 Eritrea 91 26% Top Nationalities Influx of family reunification last twelve months Period: Nov 217 - Oct 218 Number of influx family reunification: 7.664 Iraq 4% Others 16% 3 Afghanistan 15 4% 4 Stateless 11 3% 5 Ethiopia 7 2% 6 Somalia 7 2% Stateless 4% 7 Uganda 7 2% Others 31 9% Total 218 347 1% Eritrea 41% Syrian Arab Republic 32% 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 Oct Nov Dec Total Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Total 773 181 68 61 34 35 23 195 38 21 278 1.77 479 135 74 54 47 22 59 65 3 2 196 1.181 Eritrea 23 17 4 8 45 26 58 58 57 3 49 21 41 32 417 474 37% Syrian Arab Republic 13 11 7 31 15 7 11 12 11 22 15 27 9 14 143 161 13% Morocco 8 11 1 29 6 6 11 * 1 11 16 9 16 25 113 134 11% Algeria 9 1 13 32 * * * * * * 1 * 5 6 38 61 5% Guinea 7 6 6 19 * * 5 * * * * * 11 8 44 56 4% Iraq 6 * * 8 * * * * * * * 7 * 21 5 52 4% Sudan 8 * * 14 * * 5 * * * 5 5 12 * 35 41 3% Afghanistan 5 6 * 14 * * * * * * * * 8 7 31 4 3% Albania 5 * * 1 * * * * * 6 5 * * * 26 31 2% Gambia * 5 * 9 * * * * * * * * 6 * 19 28 2% Others 22 18 25 65 7 1 * 1 22 13 11 17 29 24 146 189 15% Total 16 9 115 311 9 6 13 9 119 9 119 11 143 147 1.62 1.267 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: Nov 217 - Oct 218 Number of unaccompanied minor asylum applications: 1.267 1 Eritrea 32 22% 2 Morocco 25 17% 3 Iraq 21 14% 4 Syrian Arab Republic 14 1% 5 Guinea 8 5% Others 47 32% Total 218 147 1% Morocco 11% Guinea 4% Algeria 5% Others 3% Eritrea 37% 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 Oct 218 Total 217 Total 216 ** Afghanistan 22 18 24 21 22 24 27 48 43 35 284 322 1.26 Albania 21 8 18 24 27 2 17 128 199 66 528 365 1.664 Algeria 89 91 19 89 79 62 95 126 113 148 1.1 891 98 Angola * 6 7 * * * * * * * 29 27 15 Antigua and Barbuda * * * * * * * * * * * * * Argentina * * * * * * * * * * * * * Armenia * * 5 8 13 6 1 5 5 * 6 19 48 Australia * * * * * * * * * * * * * Austria * * * * * * * * * * * * * Azerbaijan 13 1 21 22 13 31 29 28 12 22 21 113 66 Bahamas * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bahrain * * * * * * * * * * 5 8 * Bangladesh * * * * 5 * * * * * 18 18 21 Belarus * * 12 * 32 35 25 33 4 36 217 13 21 Belgium * * * * * * * * * * * * * Benin * * * * * * * * * * 7 13 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 * * * * * * * * 7 29 67 295 Botswana * * * * * * * * * * * * * Brazil * * * * * * * * * * 5 1 * Bulgaria * * * * * * * * * * * * * Burkina Faso * * * * * * * * * * 5 8 11 Burundi * * * * * * * * * * 11 29 24 Cambodia * * * * * * * * * * * * * Cameroon * * 5 * * * * * * * 25 39 18 Canada * * * * * * * * * * * * * Cape Verde * * * * * * * * * * * * * Central African Republic * * * * * * * * * * * * * Chad * * * * * * * * 6 * 22 3 5 Chile * * * * * * * * * * * * * China (including Hong Kong) 7 * 9 1 25 7 9 11 26 25 13 149 97 Colombia * * * * * * * * 5 13 31 36 36 Comoros * * * * * * * * * * * * * Congo, the Democratic Republic of the * * * * * * * * * * 9 13 * Congo, the Republic of the * 5 * * * * * * * * 24 43 5 Cote d'ivoire 7 6 * 6 * * * * 5 7 44 41 3 Croatia * * * * * * * * * * * * 5 Cuba 155 * * * * * * * * * 162 256 23 Cyprus * * * * * * * * * * * * * Djibouti * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dominican Republic * * * * * * * * * * 5 9 * Ecuador * * * * * * * * * * * * * Egypt 12 11 11 * 13 7 13 17 27 9 124 178 112 El Salvador * * * 5 * * * * * 7 2 18 19 Eritrea 11 15 144 127 149 98 139 18 99 12 1.181 1.95 1.497 Ethiopia 9 5 * * 1 7 * * * * 45 124 156 Finland * * * * * * * * * * * * * France * * * * * * * * * * * * 7 Gabon * * * * * * * * * * * * * Gambia 22 24 2 33 3 19 37 22 35 29 271 214 131 Georgia 11 25 54 27 44 33 2 26 24 27 291 487 578 Germany * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ghana * 1 * 6 * 5 5 * 9 13 62 39 15 Greece * * * * * * * * * * * * * Grenada * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guatemala * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guinea 19 16 22 15 16 7 2 18 26 29 188 33 111 Guinea-Bissau * * * * * * * * * * 12 29 11 Guyana * * * * * * * * * * * * * Haiti * * * * * * * * * * * * * Honduras 5 * * * * * * * * * 7 12 7 Hungary * * * * * * * * * * * * * India * * 8 * 6 9 8 * * 6 45 37 45 Indonesia * * * * * * * * * * 6 * * Iran (Islamic Republic of) 89 72 68 15 85 84 166 199 318 323 1.59 718 884 Iraq 63 46 45 52 66 45 48 59 79 96 599 724 888 Israel * * * * * * * * * * 6 6 * Italy * * * * * * * * * * * * 5 Jamaica * * * * * * * * * * 16 14 34 Jordan 7 * 1 11 * * 7 5 * 7 57 34 27 Kazakhstan * * * * * * * * * * 7 15 23 Kenya * * * 5 * * * * * * 17 1 6 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of * * * * * * * * * * * * * Kosovo / UNSCR 1244 * 5 * * 13 * * * * * 31 36 465 Kuwait * * * * * * * * * * * 6 8 Kyrgyzstan 5 * * * * * * * * * 9 9 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic * * * * * * * * * * * * * Latvia * * * * * * * * * * * * * Lebanon 7 * * * 5 * 5 6 8 11 53 61 55 Liberia * * 5 * * * * * * * 19 15 11 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 51 41 39 42 47 25 42 32 31 43 393 357 341 Lithuania * * * * * * * * * * * * * Malaysia * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 Oct 218 Total 217 Total 216 ** Maldives * * * * * * * * * * * * * Mali 5 6 * * * * * * 5 5 31 6 26 Mauritania * * * * * * * * * * 9 18 11 Mauritius * * * * * * * * * * * * * Mexico * * * * * * * * * * * 5 * Moldova, Republic of 65 3 63 7 76 39 5 4 11 15 639 342 15 Mongolia 5 * * * * * 5 * * * 18 19 43 Montenegro * * * * * * * * * * * 5 25 Morocco 87 67 9 96 86 59 93 81 8 97 836 977 1.271 Mozambique * * * * * * * * * * * * 6 Myanmar 5 * * * * * * 5 6 * 29 28 55 Namibia * * * * * * * * * * * * * Nepal * * * * * * * * * * * * 13 Netherlands * * * * * * * * * * 7 7 13 Nicaragua * * * * * * * 6 8 * 2 * * Niger * * * * * * * * * 5 18 13 * Nigeria 36 23 22 17 37 37 43 47 64 65 391 245 197 Oman * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pakistan 12 9 19 24 2 16 29 28 5 33 24 181 161 Palestinian Territory, Occupied * 6 5 14 9 * * 11 5 7 67 74 3 Panama * * * * * * * * * * * * * Peru * * * * * * * * * * * * * Philippines * * * * * * * * * * * * * Poland * * * * * * * * * * * * 8 Portugal * * * * * * * * * * * * 7 Romania * * * * * * * * * * * 7 7 Russian Federation 24 8 32 17 27 21 27 48 21 18 243 316 124 Rwanda * * * * * * * 6 * 5 16 * 15 Saint Lucia * * * * * * * * * * * * * Saudi Arabia * * * * * * * * * * 9 6 11 Senegal * * * 6 5 6 6 9 5 7 53 81 47 Serbia 15 8 8 13 * * 6 14 1 28 17 174 938 Sierra Leone 13 7 5 7 * * 13 7 6 6 7 67 33 Singapore * * * * * * * * * * * * * Slovak Republic * * * * * * * * * * * * * Somalia 8 9 6 6 14 9 15 13 1 13 13 124 157 South Africa * * * * * * * * * * 5 12 1 South Sudan * * * * * * * * * * * * * Spain * * * * * * * * * * * 7 * Sri Lanka * 5 * 6 * * * * * * 22 46 28 Stateless 5 * * * * * * 6 * 7 38 12 31 Sudan 12 9 25 23 21 13 3 34 35 24 226 26 191 Suriname * * * * * * * * * * * 8 8 Sweden * * * * * * * * * * * * * Syrian Arab Republic 2 19 182 28 234 251 356 336 276 26 2.493 2.22 2.158 Taiwan * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tajikistan 24 16 17 8 16 14 1 16 16 8 145 59 19 Tanzania, United Republic of * * * * * * * * * * * 14 1 Thailand * * * * * * * * * * * * * the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 9 8 * * 1 5 29 1 * * 79 112 43 Togo * * * * * * * * * * 6 1 * Trinidad and Tobago * * * 6 * * * * * * 23 34 22 Tunisia 35 41 56 37 42 18 35 34 27 2 345 172 25 Turkey 59 58 6 15 95 118 129 145 188 128 1.85 481 235 Turkmenistan * * * * * * * * 5 * 1 * * Uganda 9 6 11 * 1 * 19 16 21 14 113 72 87 Ukraine 11 7 5 12 8 1 59 28 29 81 25 139 317 United Arab Emirates * * * * * * * * * * * * * United Kingdom * * * * * * * * * * * 5 * United States of America * 5 * 5 * * * 5 * * 21 2 5 Unknown 68 48 24 48 57 36 77 75 46 68 547 55 457 Uruguay * * * * * * * * * * * * * Uzbekistan * * * * * * * * * * 5 5 6 Venezuela 5 14 15 12 1 13 13 1 7 8 17 77 27 Viet Nam * * * * 13 * * 5 7 * 35 27 61 Yemen 16 22 13 14 2 32 75 44 42 95 373 171 45 Zambia * * * * * * * * * * * * * Zimbabwe * * * * * * * * * * * 17 12 Other * * * * * * * * * * * * * Totaal 1.511 1.167 1.351 1.434 1.58 1.292 1.916 2.3 2.252 2.234 16.767 14.716 18.171 * 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. 1