2023-11-26 05:07:11
The number of asylum applications also fell in October and November. According to figures from the Interior Ministry, 9,893 people applied for asylum in Austria in October, 46 percent fewer than in the same period last year – the preliminary figures for November look similar. A total of 53,641 asylum applications were submitted by October this year, a decrease of 42 percent compared to the first ten months of 2022.
The ministry said there was a significant decline, especially in Burgenland. In this state, the police did not report any arrests for several days.
The reasons given by the Interior Ministry for the declining numbers include consistent border point and border area controls in Austria as well as the deployment of Austrian police officers to combat smuggler routes abroad. There would also be international initiatives such as the visa requirement for Indians and Tunisians in Serbia as well as new return agreements with India or Morocco and cooperation in border protection in the countries bordering the EU.
In the EU, Norway and Switzerland, the trend is reversed: a total of 912,000 applications were submitted in these countries, a quarter more than in the same period last year. Asylum applications rose particularly sharply in Germany (67 percent), Italy (63 percent), Spain (40 percent) and France (37 percent).
Most asylum applications in Austria in October 2023 were made by Syrian citizens (3,777), followed by people from Turkey (2,880), Afghanistan (916), Morocco (735) and Pakistan (216). In the annual statistics so far, people from Syria are also at the top – a total of 18,120 applied for asylum in Austria, of which 2,679 were women and 8,145 children.
By the end of October, 13,649 people had received a positive asylum decision. In contrast, 21,785 asylum decisions were negative. A total of 7,200 negative decisions were made in fast-track and urgent proceedings. In addition, 25,735 people evaded the procedure, thereby forgoing protection and leaving Austria again. By the end of October, a total of 10,478 deportations had been carried out, of which 5,496 were ordered to leave the country independently (52 percent), and 4,982 people were forcibly deported (48 percent).
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