Since the beginning of the year more than 4 thousand illegal immigrants are revealed in Ukraine

22-06-2018

In the course of 5 months of 2018 – 4 194 illegal immigrants were found in Ukraine.

It is stated in the reply of the State Migration Service at the request of “UKRINFORM”.

In January-May this year SMS registered 4194 illegal migrants who came to Ukraine, simultaneously in 2017 this figure was 9678 persons, in 2016 – 6 390 persons, in 2015 – 5 111, 2014 – 3 518.

“Since the beginning of the year 305 people applied for refugee status or to be recognized as a person who needs subsidiary protection. During the same period, this status was granted to 23 people”, – reported the Migration Service.

“In 2017, 771 persons applied for the recognition of the refugee or subsidiary protection, of them 95 received this status – 95; in 2016 – 656 applied persons and 71 – received; in 2015: out of 1 433 persons only 167 had their application satisfied; in 2014 – 1 173 applied, but 327 received,” – it was stated.

The citizens of Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Vietnam, Armenia, Guinea and Georgia often requested for refugee status or to be recognized as a person in need of subsidiary protection.

Source: https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2018/06/22/7184140/