Austria Asylum Claims Hit Decade Low

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More than 1,000 people have voluntarily returned to Syria, and asylum applications have not yet been affected by the conflict in Iran.

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Most asylum applications came from Syrians this year, the recognition rate now stands at only 25 percent. People from Afghanistan received 68 percent asylum this year.

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According to new monthly statistics, only 347 original applications were made in February, which according to the Ministry of the Interior is the lowest in over ten years

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The war in the Middle East or in the Gulf region has not yet affected Austria's asylum applications. In January and February 2026, a total of 67 Iranians filed applications. Two asylum seekers this year came from Lebanon. Most asylum applications this year came from people from Syria (468), of which 387 were not original. At the same time, according to the Interior Ministry, the number of returnees increased. Since the fall of the Assad regime, …

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Vienna (Wam) official figures showed that the number of asylum applications submitted in Austria continued to decline, with the number of applications falling last February to 347, with the lowest level in more than 10 years. The most recent monthly statistics of the Department of Immigration and Asylum revealed a 41% decrease in the number of asylum applications last February, compared with the same month last year 2025, and indicated that the …