The number of asylum applications in Austria is clearly increasing. In the first third of the year, 16,000 applications were submitted. That is more than in the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. Compared to the year before, the increase is 138 percent. Ukrainians contribute relatively little to development, but are the strongest country when it comes to basic services.
This discrepancy is due to the fact that refugees from war-torn countries have a different legal status. Even without an asylum application, they receive basic care and even gain access to the labor market. At the beginning of May, there were 69,558 places in basic services, of which 58 percent were occupied by displaced persons from Ukraine. The second largest group were Syrians at 16 percent.
Afghans and Syrians make the most applications
The situation is very different with asylum applications. Afghans make up the largest group with 4,245 applications, followed by Syrians with 3,920. Ukrainians follow in eighth place with 453 applications – an indication that the vast majority of those displaced hope to return home. There is, of course, a significant increase. In the entire previous year, there were only 91 asylum applications from Ukrainians. An interesting detail is that the vast majority of Ukrainian applications were submitted during the first phase of the war, namely in February and March. In April there were only 21, the same number as in January.
The majority of applicants in all origin groups are still male, namely almost 84 percent. After all, 30 percent are under the age of 18 while only 0.5 percent are over 65. By far the largest group are the 18-35 year olds at 57.5%. The number of unaccompanied minor refugees is high at 2165.
14,600 negative reports
There were almost 26,500 final decisions this year. Nearly 7,000 people received a residence permit, of which about 500 asylum, the rest receive subsidiary protection or humanitarian residence rights. 14,600 people received a negative decision. Of the larger groups, especially Syrians, Iranians and Somalis have a good chance of receiving asylum, with percentages between almost two thirds and almost three quarters. There were 28,815 cases open, most of them in first instance.
Source: Krone
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