The statistics for April 2013 show the following trends:

• In April 2013, 1.346 asylum applications were lodged in Belgium, which is a decrease compared to previous month (March 2013: 1.447 applications) and also a significant decrease compared to the same month of last year (April 2012: 1.656 applications).

• The main countries of origin for April 2013 were Afghanistan (10,3% of the total number of applications for April 2013), Guinee (9,1%), DR Congo (8,5%), Russia (6%), and Kosovo (5,3%). Iraq, Syria, Albania and Cameroon complete the top 10 of countries of origin.

• In April 1.449 asylum decisions were taken by the CGRS, granting the refugee status in 224 cases. In 153 cases subsidairy protection was granted.

• The number of subsequent asylum applications remains high (514 cases).

• The total caseload of the CGRS is gradually declining since April 2012 and is now reduced to less than 10.000 cases (for the first time since 2011).

Notes:

These CGRS-statistics reflect cases and not persons. (Eurostat = persons)
These statistics can also be consulted on the website of the CGRS, where the statistics of previous months and years are also available.