“Moroccan Asylum Seeking in Switzerland via Turkey: Latest Statistics and Trends”

2023-04-26 18:49:41

More and more Moroccans entering the Schengen area via Turkey are applying for asylum in Switzerland. In the period from last January to March, 497 people applied for asylum in the country, according to statistics from the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) reported by the international press.

While knowing that Switzerland has seen an explosion in asylum applications on its territory, an increase of 12.6% in March compared to February, the increase in applications from Moroccans is particularly clear, according to the same source, due to the fact that in 2022, a total of 44 asylum applications per month on average were made, compared to 166 applications in March of the current year.

Morocco now occupies 4th place among the first countries whose nationals opt for asylum in Switzerland, just following Turkey (371 requests)Afghanistan (368 requests)Eritrea (198 requests)followed by Algeria with a total of 108 requests, reports SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.

Additionally, SEM data reveals that out of a total of 1,893 requests submitted in March, 1,429 of them were primary requests. Among the main countries of origin of primary applications in March 2023 is Morocco with 165 applications.

In addition, the SEM reported that it has processed a total of 2,307 asylum applications over the past month, of which 662 were rejected, 542 granted asylum and 690 were temporarily accepted under the first-level treatment.

During the same period, 1,531 people including Moroccans left Switzerland or returned to their country of origin or to a third country, while 2,215 people received protection status S in federal asylum centres. On the other hand, this status was refused for 50 people seeking protection because they did not meet the criteria set by the country.

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