Number of Azerbaijani citizens seeking asylum in Germany drops

During January–November of this year, 325,801 foreigners requested asylum in Germany, the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) said in response to the inquiry of the Report's European Bureau.

According to the information, 35,316 initial asylum applications were received in November alone.

In January–November, 242,185 asylum procedure decisions were issued.

According to the BAMF, there was a 60.3% increase in asylum applications this year. 21,287 of the initial applications concerned children under one year of age born in Germany.

Citizens of Syria, Türkiye, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran are among the first to apply for refugee status.

The federal office said the decrease in asylum requests made by citizens of some countries, such as Azerbaijan, is due to the possibility of coming to Germany with study and work visas.