Asylum applications and refugees in Suriname

515 asylum applications by refugees were received in 2021 in Suriname — according to UNHCR. The countries of origin were exclusively Cuba and Venezuela. A total of 10 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 Cuba.

In a second table below you can find the refugees who fled from Suriname and made their asylum application to other countries.

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Asylum applications from foreign refugees in Suriname

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.

Origin	Applied	Accepted	Rejected	Acceptance rate
	New Applications
Cuba	430	10	0	100.0 %
Venezuela	85	0	0
Totals	515	10	0	100.0 %

Origin	Applied	Accepted	Rejected
	Reviews
Cuba	0	0	0
Venezuela	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	0

Asylum applications of refugees from Suriname

Suriname is one of the countries where refugees are not only coming in. In the year 2021, there have been 22 asylum applications received from citizens from Suriname in other countries.

Destination	Applied	Accepted	Rejected	Acceptance rate
	New Applications
Belgium	10	0	60	0.0 %
France	7	0	18	0.0 %
Netherlands	5	0	11	0.0 %
Canada	0	0	5	0.0 %
Totals	22	0	94	0.0 %

Destination	Applied	Accepted	Rejected	Acceptance rate
	Reviews
Belgium	5	0	0
France	14	0	5	0.0 %
Netherlands	0	0	0
Canada	5	0	0
Totals	24	0	5	0.0 %

National migrant stock from 1960 to 2020

In 2020 a total of 47,801 migrants lived in Suriname, representing about 0 percent of the total population. These are all residents who live permanently in the country but were born in another country. The numbers includes granted refugees but no asylum seekers. The data are based on the results of censuses, as well as on estimates and projections from the United Nations Population Division.

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