4.2.4.1. Citizenship of applicants in the Dublin procedure
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Afghan citizens received the most decisions on Dublin requests in 2022, accounting for one-quarter of all decisions.
Decisions for nationals of Syria followed and surged to an even greater extent, increasing by four-fifths from the previous year and reaching an unprecedented level.
A rise in decisions on Dublin cases was noted for other nationalities as well.
Decisions for Iraqi and Pakistani nationals increased by one-half from the previous year, and for Turks, the number more than doubled. For all three nationalities, this was the most in several years.
At lower levels, marked increases in decisions were recorded for nationals of Burundi, India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Armenia and Russia (in descending order).
One-quarter of decisions on Dublin requests concerned Afghan citizens
Figure 8. Top 10 nationalities receiving decisions on Dublin requests, 2022 compared to 2021
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