CGRS publishes data on asylum applications for February 2012

Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the first instance decisions.

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In this publication the statistics on asylum applications for the month February 2012, the nationalities involved and the number and nature of the first instance decisions can be consulted.

In February 2012, 1884 asylum applications (cases) were lodged; this is a decrease compared to January 2012.

The main countries of origin for the month February were Afghanistan, Guinee, Russia DR Congo and Bangladesh.

In February  the CGRS took1636 decisons, of which some 222 decisions granting the refugee status and 54 granting the status of subsidiary protection. 

These statistics can be consulted on the website of the CGRS where the statistics of previous years are also available.
 

The statistical report is available in French, Dutch and with some delay in English

Publication Date: Wed 07 Mar 2012
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