Requests for asylum in France from Georgians: +444%.
And Albanians: +117%.
In three months, from January to March, the phenomenon has undergone changes that have nothing to do with the case of Ukrainians, beneficiaries of their own international protection status.
"The fact that nationals of Georgia and Albania are not subject to a visa requirement to enter France obviously plays a full role"
, recognizes a senior official from the Ministry of the Interior.
“Add to this, for example, Tirana-Beauvais flights from 20 euros, and you will understand why whole families come knocking at the French counter, with the prospect of receiving aid of 426 euros per month on arrival, increased according to the number of children, the time for their files to be studied.
They know that they have almost no chance of obtaining asylum.
Many will make several round trips.
It's a system."
In France since January, the asylum request as a whole has picked up sharply…
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