The average asylum procedure in Germany took 6.6 months in the first half of this year, or one month less compared to the same period in 2022 statistics, the figures from the German Interior Ministry show.
The same reveals that the processing of asylum applications in Germany has become faster, .
Based on the current EU regulations, asylum procedures should be completed for a period of six months. But, in 2020, during the COVID-19 situation, the asylum agency of Germany, BAMF, surpassed that limit with average times of over eight months.
However, now the procedure is back to what it was in 2021, or around 198 days, according to a report from InfoMigrants.
The government’s statistics show that the duration of an asylum application decision depends on where they come from. Citizens of Afghanistan are required to wait more than nine months on average for a decision, in spite of the fact that they ultimately receive protection status in about 100 per cent of cases.
Citizens from the following territories are subject to the longest waits when it comes to seeking asylum in Germany:
- Nigeria (16.2 months)
- Senegal (12.8 months
- Iran (10.5)
Authorities in Germany continuously deal with a large number of asylum applications, thus leading the country’s leaders to apply reforms to the asylum system in order to help manage the current situation.
Recently, the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said that his country needs to start deporting large-scale migrants who do not have the right to stay in Germany.
We must finally deport on a large scale those who have no right to stay in Germany. We must deport more and faster.
In addition, Germany’s Interior Minister, Nancy Faeser, also unfolded plans to facilitate deportation procedures. Such comments come after more migrants entered Germany in an irregular way in September than in any month over the past seven years.
About 21,000 migrants reached Germany in an irregular way in September, thus accounting for the most significant increase since February 2016, when about 25,650 people entered the country.
The Interior Minister will introduce a bill to the cabinet which, among others, consists of measures to deport people from Germany more efficiently.
This is necessary so that we can continue to provide well for people who have found protection from war and terror with us.
According to her, the number of deportations facilitated this year is up 27 per cent compared to last year; however, she insisted that there is still more to be done.