The Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum (BFA) published statistics for the first quarter of 2026, which recorded more removals than asylum applications from January-March 2026.
In the first quarter of 2026, there were 1,074 initial asylum applications registered in Austria. In the same period, a total of 3,575 persons had to leave Austria, of which 53% (1,882) were forcibly removed and 47% (1,693) were voluntary departures. 279 of the 3,575 persons were Syrian nationals, coming in fourth place in terms of nationality, after Türkiye, Hungary and Slovakia.
Almost 46% of those removed had a criminal conviction in Austria. By the end of March 2026, 224 Dublin transfers had been carried out as well, 31 Afghans, 26 Algerians and 20 Russians having to leave Austria.
In the first quarter of 2026, there were 25 arrivals under family reunification compared to 401 arrivals in the first quarter of 2025, as the suspension of family reunification continued.
- Federal Ministry of the Interior | Bundesministerium für Inneres (26 April, 2026), Mehr Abschiebungen als Asylanträge im ersten Quartal 2026 – Trend des Vorjahres wird fortgesetzt [More deportations than asylum applications in the first quarter of 2026 – the trend from the previous year continues],
- Federal Ministry of the Interior | Bundesministerium für Inneres (1 April, 2026), Detail-STATISTIK – Kennzahlen BFA 2026 – 1. Quartal [Detail statistics - Key figures BFA 2026 - 1st quarter],