Asylum applications and refugees in Montenegro

1,879 asylum applications by refugees were received in 2019 in Montenegro - according to UNHCR. Most of them came from Morocco, Algeria and from Iraq. A total of 10 decisions have been made on initial applications. Which were around 50% answered positively. 50 percent of asylum applications have been rejected in the first instance. Most successful have been the applications of refugees from Syria and from Iran.

In a second table below you find the refugees, who fled from Montenegro and made their asylum application in other countries.

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Development of incoming asylum applications in Montenegro 2006 to 2019

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 foreign refugees in Montenegro

The total number of initial and continuing applications refers to the year 2019. 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

 

Reviews

Origin appliedacceptedrejectedacceptance
rate		 appliedacceptedrejectedacceptance
rate
Morocco 65800 000
Algeria 28500 000
Iraq 25500 000
Syria 25050100.0 % 000
Afghanistan 10500 000
Pakistan 9100 000
Iran 77050.0 % 000
Libya 6000 000
West Bank 4900 000
Egypt 1200 000
Nepal 1200 000
Tunisia 1000 000
Jordan 500 000
Somalia 500 000
Sudan 500 000
Totals 1,8795550.0 % 000





Asylum applications of refugees from Montenegro

Montenegro is one of the countries, were refugees are not only migratiing in. Only in the year 2019 there have been 297 asylum applications, which were received for citizens from Montenegro in other countries. Most successful have been the applications in the United States and in Germany.
  

New Applications

 

Reviews

Destination appliedacceptedrejectedacceptance
rate		 appliedacceptedrejectedacceptance
rate
Germany 950830.0 % 1570360.0 %
United States 86226924.2 % 7800
France 520700.0 % 6452119.2 %
Netherlands 210130.0 % 000
Italy 18050.0 % 000
Sweden 100120.0 % 160130.0 %
Belgium 5050.0 % 000
Luxembourg 50100.0 % 000
Switzerland 500 000
Totals 297222677.6 % 3155706.7 %