There was a 50% reduction in new asylum applications between March and October compared to 2022 as deportations increased, the Interior Ministry said. For the first time, the overall balance of arrivals-returns presents a positive
The number of first-time asylum applicants in August dropped 33% in Cyprus, but despite the drop, Cyprus still had the highest ratio of asylum applicants per population. Meanwhile, according to monthly asylum
Cyprus ranks first among EU states for the highest percentage of returns of new asylum seeker applications, the Interior Ministry announced. It said the rate reaches 97% in returns of irregular migrants who
Some 25 additional examiners have been hired by the Asylum Service to reduce processing times of applications, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said Monday. Ioannou said bolstering the service’s workforce was crucial to
For the first time in years, Cyprus has seen a shift in migrant arrivals and departures, as asylum applications have halved over the last six months, said Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou. During
New asylum applications in Cyprus from countries outside the EU fell annually by 61% in May (compared to a 27% increase in the EU). But Cyprus continues to be the first country in new
Cyprus said Wednesday that for the first time in years, the number of migrants it is sending back had outpaced those seeking asylum on the east Mediterranean island, which it says is
In 2022, EU countries granted protection status to 384,245 asylum seekers, up by 40% compared with 2021 (275,040), but in Cyprus, only 580 cases were granted (from 2,305), according to Eurostat. Of
Nicosia is ramping up efforts to tackle the migration crisis, expanding reception centres, speeding up asylum seeker applications, and increasing voluntary returns to 1,000 a month, said Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou. In
Less than a week after a deadly migrant shipwreck off Italy, five European Union states on the Mediterranean have criticised fellow members for not accepting asylum-seekers under a voluntary relocation initiative. The
