The influx of asylum seekers in January 2021
In January, the influx of asylum seekers, i.e. the total of first and repeated asylum applications and the entering family members joining the asylum seekers, amounted to 1,346. This is a decrease compared to December 2020 (1,899).
To compare, the total influx of asylum seekers in January 2020 amounted to 2,587.
First asylum applications
The number of first asylum applications in January was 872. In December, this was 1,216. The top 5 countries of origin of asylum seekers who filed a first asylum application are Syria (266), Algeria (104), Morocco (62), Eritrea (44), and Nigeria (39).
Repeated asylum applications
The number of repeated asylum applications was 112. In December, this was 136. The top 5 countries of origin of asylum seekers who submitted a repeated asylum application are Iraq (16), Afghanistan (15), Iran, Morocco and Somalia (9), Algeria and Nigeria (5), and Uganda (less than 5).
Family members joining the asylum seekers
The number of entering family members joining the asylum seekers has decreased compared to December and amounted to 362. In December, this was 547. Most of the family members joining the asylum seekers came from Syria (176), Yemen (65), Turkey (36), Eritrea and Iran (both 15), and Pakistan (13).
UMA
The number of asylum applications submitted by unaccompanied minor aliens (UMAs) decreased compared to December and amounted to 110. In December, there were 165. The top 5 countries of origin of UMAs are Syria (44), Eritrea and Morocco (17), Algeria (11), Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Sudan and Iraq (less than 5), and the others 7.