More than 104,000 first asylum applications were registered in France in 2021, up 28.3%, a level which remains however far below the pre-health crisis, according to provisional immigration statistics published Thursday by the Ministry of the Interior.
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Place Beauvau also indicates that the “
deportations
” of illegal immigrants have increased slightly, by 5.5% over the year.
In total, more than 96,000 residence permits in France were issued in 2021 to Britons due to Brexit.
“
The need for the British and their dependents to have a specific residence permit on October 1, 2021 has generated an unprecedented influx of requests.
Thus, 96,632 residence permits were issued to them under the titles 'Brexit, withdrawal agreement', for the year 2021
", underlined the ministry.
Finally, 52,000 migrants attempted to cross the Channel to Great Britain last year, said Place Beauvau.