The General Inspectorate of Immigration (GII) announced that 1,369 applications for international protection were registered in the first 9 months of 2026, an increase of 48.5% compared to the same period last year, when 922 applications were registered.
During the reference period, most asylum applications were registered by nationals from Ukraine, Syria, Sudan and Afghanistan.
The applications were submitted at GII centres (46%, that is 633 applications), the Border Police (53%, that is 721 applications) and other authorities (1.1%, 15 applications).
From the applications submitted at GII centres, most were registered at the Regional Centre for Procedures and Accommodation of Asylum Seekers in Bucharest (251 applications, 40% of the total applications submitted to the GII or 18% of the number of applications at the national level).
- General Inspectorate of Immigration | Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrări (28 October, 2026), 1,369 cereri de azil depuse in primele 9 luni ale acestui an [1,369 asylum applications in the first 9 months of this year],