The number of new asylum applications fell significantly in October 2024 compared to the same month last year, decreasing by 26.1 percent from October 2023. The number of registered asylum applications was 2,597, which is 918 fewer than in the same month last year.
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The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) adjusted the asylum practice for women and girls from Afghanistan as of July 17, 2023. To make it easier to understand the extent to which the SEM has adjusted its practice, the corresponding fact sheet has been clarified at the suggestion of the Political Affairs Committee of the Council of States (PIC-S).
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The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) decided on Monday, December 9, 2024, that until further notice no decisions will be taken regarding asylum applications from individuals from Syria. This is due to the volatile situation in Syria following the overthrow of the Assad regime, which does not allow for a thorough examination of the reasons given for seeking asylum.
In the days following the coup, numerous other countries have taken similar decisions, including Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Austria and the United Kingdom.
People from Syria can still apply for asylum. They will be admitted to a federal asylum center and their asylum applications will be processed. At which point in time SEM will resume deciding on Syrian asylum applications depends on the development of the situation in Syria and is subject to ongoing analysis.
