The migration authorities of Lithuania are surprised by the increase in the number of asylum seekers from Tajikistan. According to Latvian media, the total number of asylum applications this year has reached 710. The head of the Citizenship and Migration Department, Maira Roze, noted that a particularly large number of applications have come from citizens […]
The migration authorities of Lithuania are surprised by the increase in the number of asylum seekers from Tajikistan.
According to Latvian media, the total number of asylum applications this year has reached 710.
The head of the Citizenship and Migration Department, Maira Roze, noted that a particularly large number of applications have come from citizens of Tajikistan.
“It is very interesting that we have a large number of asylum seekers from Tajikistan, especially with families,” Roze said.
She also noted that last year, around 1600 asylum seekers were registered in the country.
This year, a trend has emerged where, after all possible asylum procedures, including court proceedings, foreigners are reapplying for asylum without any additional information just to avoid leaving the country.
The head of the Citizenship and Migration Department, Maira Roze, expressed surprise that citizens of Tajikistan are particularly active in seeking asylum in Latvia, often with their families.
However, she did not specify the exact number of Tajik asylum seekers.
Tajik experts believe that the number of asylum seekers from Tajikistan is increasing due to, on one hand, the growing pressure and repression by the Tajik authorities under the pretext of fighting terrorism and extremism, and on the other hand, economic problems in the country and the tightening of migration policies in Russia are forcing migrants to seek ways to move to distant countries, particularly the USA and Europe.