Asylum applications and refugees in Latvia
574 asylum applications by refugees were received in 2021 in Latvia — according to UNHCR. Most of them came from Iraq, Afghanistan and from Belarus. A total of 159 decisions have been made on initial applications. Around 42% of them were answered positively. 58 percent of asylum applications have been rejected in the first instance. The most successful have been the applications of refugees from Belarus and from Afghanistan.In a second table below you can find the refugees who fled from Latvia and made their asylum application to other countries.
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Asylum applications from foreign refugees in Latvia
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 347 | 0 | 32 | 0.0 % | |
| Afghanistan | 70 | 22 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Belarus | 56 | 34 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Russia | 29 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % | |
| Azerbaijan | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 % | |
| Iran | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Ukraine | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Syria | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cameroon | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Congo (Dem. Republic) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| India | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pakistan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Turkey | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Uzbekistan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| China | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Totals | 574 | 66 | 93 | 41.5 % | |
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| Origin | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Belarus | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Syria | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congo (Dem. Republic) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| India | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Asylum applications of refugees from Latvia
Latvia is one of the countries where refugees are not only coming in. In the year 2021, there have been 10 asylum applications received from citizens from Latvia in other countries. The most successful have been the applications in Canada.New Applications | |||||
| Destination | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| United States | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 % | |
| Canada | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Totals | 10 | 5 | 17 | 22.7 % | |
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| Destination | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United States | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
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