More asylum applications in Q2 2022

01/08/2022 15:00

In Q2 2022, over 7 thousand people submitted their first application for asylum in the Netherlands. This is 9 percent up on the previous quarter. The number of persons arriving in connection with family reunification rose to slightly over 3 thousand. Altogether 15 Ukrainians and 170 Russians requested asylum for the first time. This is reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on the basis of the latest asylum figures from the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND).

First asylum applications and family member arrivals
Jaartal	Kwartaal	Number of first asylum applications (x 1,000 persons)	Family reunifications (persons) (x 1,000 persons)
2018	1e kwartaal	4.16	2.14
2018	2e kwartaal	4.32	1.97
2018	3e kwartaal	6.21	1.28
2018	4e kwartaal	5.84	1.07
2019	1e kwartaal	5.38	0.85
2019	2e kwartaal	5.19	0.89
2019	3e kwartaal	5.87	1.20
2019	4e kwartaal	6.10	1.25
2020	1e kwartaal	4.47	1.07
2020	2e kwartaal	1.26	0.26
2020	3e kwartaal	4.10	0.86
2020	4e kwartaal	3.90	1.68
2021	1e kwartaal	2.72	1.51
2021	2e kwartaal	3.34	2.60
2021	3e kwartaal	8.82	2.78
2021	4e kwartaal	9.87	3.23
2022	1e kwartaal	6.49	2.56
2022	2e kwartaal	7.05	3.14

First asylum applications and family member arrivals
Jaartal	Kwartaal	Number of first asylum applications (x 1,000 persons)	Family reunifications (persons) (x 1,000 persons)
2018	1e kwartaal	4.16	2.14
2018	2e kwartaal	4.32	1.97
2018	3e kwartaal	6.21	1.28
2018	4e kwartaal	5.84	1.07
2019	1e kwartaal	5.38	0.85
2019	2e kwartaal	5.19	0.89
2019	3e kwartaal	5.87	1.20
2019	4e kwartaal	6.10	1.25
2020	1e kwartaal	4.47	1.07
2020	2e kwartaal	1.26	0.26
2020	3e kwartaal	4.10	0.86
2020	4e kwartaal	3.90	1.68
2021	1e kwartaal	2.72	1.51
2021	2e kwartaal	3.34	2.60
2021	3e kwartaal	8.82	2.78
2021	4e kwartaal	9.87	3.23
2022	1e kwartaal	6.49	2.56
2022	2e kwartaal	7.05	3.14

In Q2 2022, a total of 7,050 asylum seekers filed their first application, which is 565 up on the previous quarter (+9 percent). This is over twice the number one year previously, when measures against COVID-19 resulted in lower influx.There were 5,190 first-time asylum requests in Q2 2019.

First asylum applications, main nationalities
Jaartal	Quarter	Syrian	Afghan	Yemeni	Somali	Turkish
2018	Q1	575	65	50	25	175
2018	Q2	700	65	65	30	320
2018	Q3	970	120	160	40	460
2018	Q4	725	75	250	45	345
2019	Q1	575	65	170	45	300
2019	Q2	725	85	125	40	305
2019	Q3	1110	135	145	70	345
2019	Q4	1265	150	205	65	305
2020	Q1	1095	155	135	50	250
2020	Q2	360	20	65	15	50
2020	Q3	1370	70	125	65	450
2020	Q4	1245	140	80	75	240
2021	Q1	900	145	75	45	90
2021	Q2	1015	210	105	85	375
2021	Q3	2545	1560	320	405	1535
2021	Q4	3920	1095	690	365	455
2022	Q1	1640	720	525	340	360
2022	Q2	2260	630	550	300	695
*provisional figures

First asylum applications, main nationalities
Jaartal	Quarter	Syrian	Afghan	Yemeni	Somali	Turkish
2018	Q1	575	65	50	25	175
2018	Q2	700	65	65	30	320
2018	Q3	970	120	160	40	460
2018	Q4	725	75	250	45	345
2019	Q1	575	65	170	45	300
2019	Q2	725	85	125	40	305
2019	Q3	1110	135	145	70	345
2019	Q4	1265	150	205	65	305
2020	Q1	1095	155	135	50	250
2020	Q2	360	20	65	15	50
2020	Q3	1370	70	125	65	450
2020	Q4	1245	140	80	75	240
2021	Q1	900	145	75	45	90
2021	Q2	1015	210	105	85	375
2021	Q3	2545	1560	320	405	1535
2021	Q4	3920	1095	690	365	455
2022	Q1	1640	720	525	340	360
2022	Q2	2260	630	550	300	695
*provisional figures

In Q2 of this year, a total of 2,260 Syrians filed their first application. There were still 1,640 applications by Syrians in Q1 2022. The number of Turkish asylum seekers almost doubled relative to Q1, namely to 695 (+93 percent). After Turks and Syrians, the largest group of asylum seekers in Q2 were Afghans (630). There were 300 first applications by Somali nationals. Due to the security situation and prolonged drought in the country, the number of first asylum applications from this group has increased since Q3 2021.

More family reunification

There were 3,140 family member arrivals in Q2, i.e. 585 more than in Q1 (+23 percent). Relative to Q2 2021, the number of following relatives increased by 21 percent. The majority of these family members are from Syria (71 percent), representing an increase of 28 percent on the previous quarter.
The number of Turkish relatives rose by 115 (+82 percent). In addition, 155 relatives arrived from Eritrea and 115 from Yemen.
There were fewer stateless relatives in Q2. Their number declined from 135 in Q1 to 95 in Q2.

Family reunification, main nationalities
Jaartal	Nationality	Syrian	Turkish	Stateless	Eritrean	Yemeni
2018	Q1	655	10	85	915	25
2018	Q2	645	10	65	770	45
2018	Q3	375	20	50	505	45
2018	Q4	460	10	40	375	15
2019	Q1	290	10	30	355	15
2019	Q2	250	20	25	420	40
2019	Q3	310	30	35	540	85
2019	Q4	515	20	50	465	55
2020	Q1	315	20	30	510	75
2020	Q2	70	10	15	120	20
2020	Q3	355	165	25	115	55
2020	Q4	720	60	65	320	275
2021	Q1	765	180	30	95	200
2021	Q2	1640	140	65	275	185
2021	Q3	1785	270	125	140	115
2021	Q4	2245	145	120	225	150
2022	Q1	1745	140	135	95	90
2022	Q2	2235	255	95	155	115
* provisional figures

Family reunification, main nationalities
Jaartal	Nationality	Syrian	Turkish	Stateless	Eritrean	Yemeni
2018	Q1	655	10	85	915	25
2018	Q2	645	10	65	770	45
2018	Q3	375	20	50	505	45
2018	Q4	460	10	40	375	15
2019	Q1	290	10	30	355	15
2019	Q2	250	20	25	420	40
2019	Q3	310	30	35	540	85
2019	Q4	515	20	50	465	55
2020	Q1	315	20	30	510	75
2020	Q2	70	10	15	120	20
2020	Q3	355	165	25	115	55
2020	Q4	720	60	65	320	275
2021	Q1	765	180	30	95	200
2021	Q2	1640	140	65	275	185
2021	Q3	1785	270	125	140	115
2021	Q4	2245	145	120	225	150
2022	Q1	1745	140	135	95	90
2022	Q2	2235	255	95	155	115
* provisional figures

International developments

In 2020 and 2021, the Netherlands received fewer first asylum applications and fewer following family members. This was due to travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. After the travel restrictions were lifted, the number of asylum applications and following relatives increased again in the first half of 2022.

Due to the war in Ukraine, the number of initial asylum applications from Ukraine increased in Q1 2022. Ukrainians are not obliged to apply for asylum in order to stay and work in the Netherlands, but some of them did so in Q1. The number of asylum applications from Ukraine has now returned to the level it was at before March 2022. In Q2 2022, a total of 15 Ukrainians submitted an asylum request.
An increase in asylum requests was also seen among applicants from Russia: 120 in Q1 2022. This increase continued in Q2 2022. In Q2, 170 people from Russia applied for asylum in the Netherlands.

Sources

StatLine - Asylum requests and family reunification; nationality, sex and age

More family reunification

International developments

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