Asylum applications in Austria: Dramatic decline after Syria crisis!
Asylum applications in Austria: Dramatic decline after Syria crisis!
A dramatic change in Austrian asylum creatures makes you take notice: the number of asylum applications from Syrians fell by impressive 55 percent compared to the previous year. As early as January 2023, 4,288 Syrians had asked for protection, whereas this January was only 618 applications, as the Exxpress . The cause of the decline is outstanding asylum procedures that were exposed to the instructions of the Ministry of the Interior due to the political situation in Syria. According to the Fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, intensive return measures were initiated, and since then the Ministry of the Interior has started around 2,400 disclosure procedures.
afghans overtake Syrer
In addition to the challenging circumstances for Syrians, there is a remarkable trend: Afghans took over the top position in the asylum applications in Austria, with 629 applications in January. However, 430 of these applications of people who already enjoy subsidiary protection and want to renew their status are. According to the reports of the Ministry of the Interior, this could have been influenced by optimistic discussions in Kabul, which indicate possible returns. Positive for the Afghans: 297 asylum applications were approved, while Syrer only got out with twelve positive modest.The situation reflects the current strategies of the Austrian government that have become far more restrictive in the past few months. In particular, the Ministry under Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) relies on supporting volunteers and promotes a program that offers financial incentives of up to 1,000 euros to move Syrians to leave. The minister emphasizes that Austria's protection policy can only stand for temporary protection if there are no more reasonable risks, which was heavily criticized by organizations such as Caritas and Diakonie.
In total, Austria only recorded 1,918 asylum applications in January 2025, again in a dramatic decline - in the previous year there were over 2,200. The pressure on the asylum system remains high in the face of these developments, while the government rigorously continues its line towards Syria's citizens in order to accelerate the return and integration without dealing with the precarious situation in the country, such as Bleiben Sie informiert: Jeden Abend senden wir Ihnen die Artikel des Tages aus der Kategorie Oesterreich – übersichtlich als Liste.
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