Asylum applications and refugees in Eswatini
262 asylum applications by refugees were received in 2021 in Eswatini — according to UNHCR. Most of them came from Somalia, Congo (Dem. Republic) and from Ethiopia. A total of 86 decisions have been made on initial applications. Around 100% of them were answered positively. 0 percent of asylum applications have been rejected in the first instance. The most successful have been the applications of refugees from the Congo and from Somalia.In a second table below you can find the refugees who fled from Eswatini and made their asylum application to other countries.
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Asylum applications from foreign refugees in Eswatini
The total number of initial and continuing applications refers to the year 2021. Please note that the number of decisions (acceptances or rejections) does not have to add up with the number of applications because there may still have been open cases from previous years. Also, they don't have to be closed within the same calendar year. In addition, asylum procedures can also be closed, if the applicant disappeared or withdrew the application.New Applications | |||||
Origin | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate | |
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Somalia | 140 | 13 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
Congo (Dem. Republic) | 31 | 63 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
Ethiopia | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||
Rwanda | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||
Congo | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
Burundi | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
Cameroon | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
Eritrea | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
Zimbabwe | 5 | 10 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
Totals | 262 | 86 | 0 | 100.0 % |
Reviews | ||||
Origin | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate |
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Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Congo (Dem. Republic) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rwanda | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Burundi | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Asylum applications of refugees from Eswatini
Eswatini is one of the countries where refugees are not only coming in. In the year 2021, there have been 9 asylum applications received from citizens from Eswatini in other countries. The most successful have been the applications in Canada.New Applications | |||||
Destination | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate | |
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Ireland | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
Canada | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
Totals | 9 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % |