Number of asylum seekers in Iceland reduced

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.