The Office for Foreigners provided a summary of data for 2024:
- 17,000 third country national lodged applications for international protection - 79% higher compared to 2023;
- applications involving children and young people under the age of 18 accounted for 16% of all cases;
- the two largest groups of applicants were citizens of Ukraine (7000) and Belarus (3900), followed by Russia, Somalia, Eritrea;
- the Office for Foreigners issued decisions for 12,000 people, 7000 positive.
As of 31 December 2024, 6200 benefited from social assistance, of which 850 people stayed in centers for foreigners.