More than half of asylum seekers registered in July hail from Afghanistan and Syria, with 26 requests apiece.
The pandemic has had a marked effect on the number of asylum seekers. Up until 31 July 2020, just 537 requests for international protection had been made in Luxembourg - the same period in 2019 saw twice as many people seeking asylum.
In April, during lockdown, the number of asylum seekers fell to just 10.
To date, the majority of asylum seekers in 2020 come from Syria, Eritrea and Afghanistan.
880 decisions have been made to date in 2020, with 441 people granted refugee status. A quarter of applications have been refused, for being either inadmissible or transferred to another service by the Directorate of Immigration.
56 transfers have taken place under the Dublin Regulation, most of them to Germany, Spain and France. As part of this procedure, 33 people have been transferred to Luxembourg.
This year, the Grand Duchy has processed 45 returns. 29 of these were done on a voluntary basis, while 11 were enforced.
