Asylum applications statistics

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QUESTION 837 / NW910E

DATE OF PUBLICATION: Friday, 11 March 2011

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 6 of 2011
Mrs A T Lovemore (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:



With reference to her reply to question 3545 on 17 December 2010, (a) in respect of the (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10 financial years and (b) during the period 1 April 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (i)(aa) how many applications for asylum were received by her Department, (bb) what is the number of applicants for each nationality and (cc) how many of these applications were rejected as manifestly unfounded for each (aaa) Refugee Reception Centre and (bbb) nationality, (ii) how many appeals against these applications rejected as unfounded were received from each
(aa) Refugee Reception Centre and (bb) nationality, (iii) how many appeals were (aa) considered and (bb) upheld by the Appeal Board and (iv)(aa) how many permits granting refugee status were issued and (bb) what is the number of permits granted for each nationality for each of these periods?

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REPLY:



(a) & (b)            The Department of Home Affairs is, still, in the process of researching the relevant information. The information will be made available to the Honourable Member, once the final figures have been processed.