Korea’s asylum acceptance rate at 2.7% amid 122,000 applications

Korea's Asylum Acceptance Rate At 2

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By Jung Min-ho

Korea has granted refugee standing to 1,544 asylum-seekers for the reason that system’s introduction practically 30 years in the past, officers mentioned Monday, translating into an acceptance price of simply 2.7 %.

Between 1994 and 2024, 122,095 folks utilized for asylum within the nation, with roughly 57,090 finishing their circumstances by way of ministry critiques or litigation, in keeping with the Ministry of Justice.

This determine is much decrease than the typical of greater than 20 % amongst member states of the OECD.

In line with the ministry, the variety of asylum-seekers surged in recent times. Solely 5,069 folks utilized for asylum between 1994 and 2012. Nevertheless, after the revision of the Refugee Act got here into drive in 2013 to strengthen the rights of these in search of asylum, the quantity surged to 18,837 in 2023 alone.

The Kremlin’s warfare in Ukraine has been one of many main contributing elements to the rise. In 2021, the variety of Russian asylum-seekers stood at solely 45. It soared to 1,038 the following 12 months following Russia’s invasion, to five,750 in 2023 and to 4,546 in 2024.

In line with officers, Russians now account for 15 % of all those that have utilized for asylum in Korea, adopted by Kazakhstan (10.7 %), China (9.1 %), Pakistan (6.7 %) and India (6.4 %).

Of these granted refugee standing, Myanmar nationals account for 474, adopted by Ethiopians (161), Egyptians (154), Bangladeshis (124) and Pakistanis (109).

“The refugee acceptance price in every state is affected by many elements comparable to geographical, cultural and historic causes,” the ministry mentioned in a report, including that Korea has a lot fewer asylum-seekers from Afghanistan, Syria, South Sudan and Ukraine in contrast with the international locations in Europe.

“Korea has proactively accepted many asylum-seekers who got here from Myanmar, Burundi, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iran, amongst different international locations, who would wish safety (as refugees),” it added.

Political persecution was picked by most (24,513) as the explanation for in search of asylum, adopted by non secular causes (23,480).

On common, it takes 13.4 months for an asylum-seeker to finish the ministry’s evaluation for his or her refugee standing; 18.5 % of all circumstances take greater than two years. A lot of these rejected by the ministry later deliver their circumstances to court docket, which might take years to complete.

For people who find themselves by way of such authorized proceedings, the ministry mentioned it may give them a allow to remain after evaluation. A complete of two,696 folks have been given the allow to remain right here. Syrians account for 1,271, adopted by Yemenis (802) and Haitians (117).

“By offering correct refugee statistics to the general public and making refugee info extra accessible, we intention to assist improve belief within the authorities’s refugee coverage whereas actively defending refugees in want of safety by way of extra rigorous screening,” performing Justice Minister Kim Seok-woo mentioned.

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