4.2.4.1. Citizenship of applicants in the Dublin procedure

Afghan citizens received more than double the number of decisions on Dublin requests compared to 2020 (see Figure 4.11), accounting for just under one-quarter of all decisions in 2021.^xvi Decisions for nationals of Syria, Algeria and Pakistan also increased from 2020, albeit to a lesser extent. At lower levels, marked increases in decisions were recorded for Eritrean, Moldovan, Bangladeshi and Tunisian nationals. In contrast, decisions for Nigerians declined for the second consecutive year, reaching the lowest level since 2015.

Dublin decisions increased for most top nationalities of origin, more than doubling for Afghans

Figure 4.11. Top 10 nationalities to receive decisions on Dublin requests, 2021 compared to 2020 — *Source:* EUAA EPS data.

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xvi Citizenship was not reported for 13% of decisions.}