Asylum applications and refugees from Sao Tome and Principe

5 people from Sao Tome and Principe have fled in 2017 and applied for asylum in other countries. This corresponds to approximately 0.002% of all residents. All refugees fled to Sao Tome and Principe. Overall, 100 percent of the asylum applications have been rejected.

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Asylum applications of refugees from Sao Tome and Principe

The total number of initial and continuing applications refers to the year 2017. Please note that the number of decisions (acceptations or rejections) does not have to sum up with the number of applications, because there may still have been open cases from previous years. Also they dont 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

 

Reviews

Destination appliedacceptedrejectedacceptance
rate		 appliedacceptedrejectedacceptance
rate
Brazil 500 000
Totals 500 000



National migrant stock from 1980 to 2015

In 2015 a total of 2,394 migrants lived in Sao Tome and Principe. These are all residents who live permanently in the country but were born in another country. The amount includes granted refugees but no asylum seekers. The data are based on the results of censuses, as well as on estimates and projections of the United Nations Population Division.