The number of Albanians being deported from the European Union has soared during the first half of 2022, making them one of the most deported nationalities from the bloc.
During the first seven months of 2022, 5,800 Albanians sought asylum in the European Union, double the figures from the previous year, while the UK dealt with up to 6,000 Albanian asylum seekers this summer. While over half of those seeking asylum in the UK were granted, many were not and found themselves being sent home.
According to Eurostat data, nearly 12,000 Albanians (11,905) received deportation orders from an EU country, an increase of 23% compared to the same period a year ago.
The highest number of deportation orders for Albanian citizens came from Greece, with 35% of the total, followed by France with 28.5%, Germany with 12% and Sweden with 3%.
During the whole of 2021, some 22,000 Albanians received removal orders.
The data compiled by Eurostat shows that Albanians were the third most deported, beaten only by Algerians and Moroccans and followed by Pakistanis, Tunisians, Bangladeshis, Georgians, Turks, Indians and Iraqis.
According to Eurostat, In the second quarter of 2022, 96,550 non-EU nationals were ordered to leave an EU Member State, and 23,110 were returned to another country (including the other EU Member States ) after an order to leave. Almost seven thousand of these were Albanians.
After falling in the year of the pandemic and remaining low in 2021, asylum applications from Albanian citizens in European Union countries have begun to increase again with the return of unrestricted movement.
According to Eurostat data, processed by “Monitor”, in the first seven months of the year, nearly 5,800 requests for asylum were registered by Albanian citizens in one of the countries of the European Union. Compared to the same period a year ago, the figure has doubled, testifying to a new trend of reviving immigration.
You can read more about why Albanians are leaving their country here.
