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Some data as an aside from the EMN October Bulletin
In Q1 2012, there were 69 405 asylum applicants. The main countries of citizenship of asylum seekers were Afghanistan (6 015), Russia (4 730), Pakistan (3 850), Serbia (3 390) and Iraq (2 700).
France (14 840), Germany (14 305), Sweden (7 570), Belgium (7 345) and United Kingdom (6 385) received the
most applications.
In the second quarter of 2012, there were some 70 050 asylum applicants, a slight increase from Q1 2012. The main countries of citizenship were Afghanistan, Pakistan and Russia.
France (13 750), Germany (12 815), Sweden (8 805), Belgium (6 820) and United Kingdom (6 425) receiving the most
applications.
Across the EU approx 75% of all asylum requests are rejected
Almost 2.5 million first residence permits were issued to third country nationals in the EU in 2010, 5% more than in the previous year. The number of permits issued for remunerated activities represented 32.5% of the total number of permits issued, against 30.2% for family reasons, 20.6% for study and another 17% for various other reasons (protection-related residence without the right to work, etc.). Most residence permits were issued to nationals of the USA (around 212 000), India (around 200 000), China (around 172 000), Ukraine (around 167 000) and Morocco (around 157 000).
In 2011, around 343 000 persons were refused entry, with the largest being by Spain (around 228 000), followed by Poland (around 20 000).
In 2011 the number of irregularly staying third country nationals apprehended in the EU-27 was around 468 500, with the largest being for Greece (around 89 000) followed by Spain (around 69 000). In 2010 there were around 505 000 apprehensions.
In 2011 Member States returned around 190 000 third-country nationals, with the largest being for
United Kingdom (around 49 000) followed by Spain (around 23 000). In 2010 there were around 224 000
returns.
The estimated net migration in the UK was 216 000 in the year to December 2011, similar to the same period last year. Study remains the most common reason for migrating to the UK.