Asylum applications and refugees in New Zealand
361 asylum applications by refugees were received in 2021 in New Zealand — according to UNHCR. Most of them came from India, China and from Sri Lanka. A total of 297 decisions have been made on initial applications. Around 30% of them were answered positively. 70 percent of asylum applications have been rejected in the first instance. The most successful have been the applications of refugees from Afghanistan and from Turkey.› Refugee countries by origin and destination
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Asylum applications from foreign refugees in New Zealand
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 140 | 0 | 35 | 0.0 % | |
| China | 68 | 32 | 21 | 60.4 % | |
| Sri Lanka | 29 | 5 | 12 | 29.4 % | |
| Indonesia | 26 | 0 | 43 | 0.0 % | |
| Russia | 15 | 5 | 11 | 31.3 % | |
| Bangladesh | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 % | |
| Malaysia | 11 | 5 | 23 | 17.9 % | |
| South Africa | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Philippines | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 % | |
| Colombia | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Afghanistan | 5 | 18 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Chile | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ethiopia | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 % | |
| Fiji | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Palestine | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nigeria | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pakistan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Iran | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 % | |
| Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Nepal | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Turkey | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 361 | 90 | 207 | 30.3 % | |
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| Origin | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colombia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chile | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fiji | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Palestine | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nepal | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| unknown | 153 | 68 | 78 | 46.6 % |
| Totals | 153 | 68 | 78 | 46.6 % |
Asylum applications of refugees from New Zealand
New Applications | |||||
| Destination | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
Reviews | ||||
| Destination | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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