Asylum applications and refugees in Liechtenstein

55 asylum applications by refugees were received in 2021 in Liechtenstein — according to UNHCR. Most of them came from Ukraine, Morocco and from Algeria. A total of 5 decisions have been made on initial applications.

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

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Asylum applications from foreign refugees in Liechtenstein

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
Ukraine	10	0	0
Morocco	9	0	0
Algeria	8	0	0
Sudan	7	0	0
Somalia	6	0	0
Albania	5	0	0
Belarus	5	0	0
Moldova	5	0	0
Nigeria	0	0	5	0.0 %
Totals	55	0	5	0.0 %

Origin	Applied	Accepted	Rejected
	Reviews
Ukraine	0	0	0
Morocco	0	0	0
Algeria	0	0	0
Sudan	0	0	0
Somalia	0	0	0
Albania	0	0	0
Belarus	0	0	0
Moldova	0	0	0
Nigeria	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	0

Asylum applications of refugees from Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein is one of the countries where refugees are not only coming in. In the year 2021, there have been 5 asylum applications received from citizens from Liechtenstein in other countries.

Destination	Applied	Accepted	Rejected
	New Applications
Italy	5	0	0
Totals	5	0	0

Destination	Applied	Accepted	Rejected
	Reviews
Italy	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	0

National migrant stock from 1960 to 2020

In 2020 a total of 25,877 migrants lived in Liechtenstein, 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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