7 Turkish citizens receive refugee status in Armenia

8,761 persons, including 3,658 citizens of the CIS states and 266 citizens of the EU states, were granted residence status in Armenia in 2023, the Statistical Committee of Armenia reported.

It is also reported that 5,073 persons received temporary residence status, with the remaining 3,274 and 414 receiving permanent and special residence status, respectively.

The majority of those receiving residence status were citizens of Russia and India (3,350 and 2,035 persons, respectively). 2,137 citizens of Russia and 41 citizens of India were granted permanent residence status.

370 foreigners applied for asylum in Armenia in the second half of 2023.

193 of them (citizens of 14 different countries and 1 stateless person) were granted refugee status (94 Ukrainian citizens, 28 Haitian citizens, 17 Iraqi citizens, 16 Syrian citizens, 11 Iranian citizens, 7 Turkish citizens, and 6 Yemeni citizens). Most of them are between 35 and 64 years old. The majority of the asylum seekers were citizens of Iraq (109), Ukraine (91), Iran (57), Egypt (42), Russia (13), and Turkey (9).

In the same period, the authorities ceased the refugee status of 35 persons. 98 asylum applications by 187 individuals were suspended or cancelled.