Credit: MAEE
The Directorate of Immigration of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs has confirmed that Luxembourg received a total of 80 applications for international protection (asylum) last month.
The number of people applying for asylum in Luxembourg in May 2021 fell from 90 the previous month but rose from eighteen in May 2020.
A total of 93 decisions on asylum applications were taken last month, with 64 applicants being granted refugee status in Luxembourg.
So far this year, Luxembourg has received a total of 383 asylum applications, down from 404 received by this time last year.
The largest number of applicants seeking asylum in May 2021 came from Syria (27), with fourteen coming from Eritrea and five from Cameroon. The remaining 34 applications came from various other countries.
