Number of asylum seekers in Iceland reduced

12:13, 21.03.2018

The number of asylum seekers from Georgia in Iceland has been reduced to minimum. Based on the data of Immigration Service, six applications were fixed in January, 3 – in February.

The Service discussed 42 old applications in January-February but all applications submitted by Georgian citizens were rejected.

The number of asylum seekers in Iceland increased after activation of visa-free regime with EU. Iceland put Georgia on the list of safe countries in July, 2017.

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