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.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 | |||||
| Origin | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 658 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Algeria | 285 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iraq | 255 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Syria | 250 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Afghanistan | 105 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pakistan | 91 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iran | 77 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Libya | 60 | 0 | 0 | ||
| West Bank | 49 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Egypt | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nepal | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tunisia | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jordan | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Somalia | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sudan | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1,879 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 % | |
Reviews | ||||
| Origin | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Syria | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Libya | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| West Bank | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nepal | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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.New Applications | |||||
| Destination | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 95 | 0 | 83 | 0.0 % | |
| United States | 86 | 22 | 69 | 24.2 % | |
| France | 52 | 0 | 70 | 0.0 % | |
| Netherlands | 21 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 % | |
| Italy | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Sweden | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 % | |
| Belgium | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % | |
| Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 297 | 22 | 267 | 7.6 % | |
Reviews | ||||
| Destination | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 157 | 0 | 36 | 0.0 % |
| United States | 78 | 0 | 0 | |
| France | 64 | 5 | 21 | 19.2 % |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sweden | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 % |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 315 | 5 | 70 | 6.7 % |