Italy: humanitarian protections granted 2012-2020

In 2020, Italy granted the humanitarian status to roughly 6.3 thousand migrants. In the same year, the number of rejected asylum applications amounted to about 14 thousand. In total, approximately 27 thousand asylum requests were submitted in the country in that year.
Data related to the nationality of asylum seekers shows that Nigeria was the most common country of origin of asylum seekers in Italy in March 2021.

Number of successful grants of humanitarian status in Italy from 2012 to 2020

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June 2021

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Region

Italy

Survey time period

2012 to 2020

Supplementary notes

Data refer to final decisions.
The source adds the following information: "decision taken by administrative or judicial bodies in appeal or in review and which are no longer subject to remedy. The true 'final instance' may be, according to the national legislation and administrative procedures, a decision of the highest national court [...]."
Furthermore, the authorization to stay for humanitarian reasons "means a person covered by a decision granting authorisation to stay for humanitarian reasons under national law concerning international protection by administrative or judicial bodies. It includes persons who are not eligible for international protection as currently defined in the Qualifications Directive (Directive 2011/95/EU) but are nonetheless protected against removal under the obligations that are imposed on all Member States by international refugee or human rights instruments or on the basis of principles flowing from such instruments. Examples of such categories include persons who are not removable on ill health grounds and unaccompanied minors. [...]"

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