Asylum applications and refugees from Moldova
3,413 People from Moldova fled and applied for asylum in other countries in 2020, according to UNHCR data. This corresponds to approximately 0.130% of all residents. The most destination countries hereof have been France, Germany and the United States. Overall, 99 percent of the asylum applications have been rejected. The most successful have been the refugees in the United States and in Italy.A total of 90 people fled to the United States from Moldova. With 17 positive decisions, 19.32 percent of all new applications have been accepted.
In a second listing below you find the refugees, who came from foreign countries and made their appication in Moldova.
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Development of asylum applications from citizens from Moldova 2000 to 2020
The top line represents the total number of asylum applications (first applications + reviews). Below there are the number of recognized refugees (green) and the rejected applications (red).Asylum applications of refugees from Moldova
The total number of initial and continuing applications refers to the year 2020. 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 | |||||
| Destination | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,700 | 5 | 1,424 | 0.3 % | |
| Germany | 1,284 | 0 | 495 | 0.0 % | |
| United States | 90 | 17 | 71 | 19.3 % | |
| Israel | 75 | 0 | 69 | 0.0 % | |
| Italy | 56 | 5 | 32 | 13.5 % | |
| Czechia | 43 | 0 | 29 | 0.0 % | |
| Switzerland | 36 | 0 | 45 | 0.0 % | |
| Netherlands | 32 | 0 | 38 | 0.0 % | |
| Spain | 31 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 % | |
| Greece | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0.0 % | |
| Austria | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 % | |
| Russia | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sweden | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Romania | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % | |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Totals | 3,413 | 27 | 2,282 | 1.2 % | |
Reviews | ||||
| Destination | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 188 | 0 | 126 | 0.0 % |
| Germany | 964 | 0 | 352 | 0.0 % |
| United States | 146 | 23 | 15 | 60.5 % |
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Czechia | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greece | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 % |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sweden | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iceland | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Poland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,335 | 23 | 533 | 4.1 % |
Asylum applications of foreign refugees in Moldova
Moldova is not only a country from which many people escape. There are also refugees from other countries, who apply for asylum here and hope for a better future. Only in the year 2020 there have been 77 asylum applications from refugees of other countries. The most successful have been the refugees from Turkey and from Uzbekistan.New Applications | |||||
| Origin | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 44 | 35 | 12 | 74.5 % | |
| Uzbekistan | 8 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 % | |
| Armenia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Romania | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Syria | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tajikistan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Totals | 77 | 40 | 42 | 48.8 % | |
Reviews | ||||
| Origin | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Uzbekistan | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Armenia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Syria | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tajikistan | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 % |
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