Asylum Procedures and Complaints: Asylum Claims Last Longer Again - Saxony Is the Final Light
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In recent years, the duration of asylum claims has fallen. Meanwhile, protection seekers have to wait longer for clarification of their status - but time is heavily dependent on the state.
Since 2021, the courts have been creating asylum claims in an ever shorter time. This development has come to an end. For the first half of 2026, the Federal Government balances an average procedural period of 15.3 months. However, the differences between federal states are enormous.
In some federal states asylum seekers have to have a lot of patience: in Saxony, where many people from Venezuela complain, it takes the longest time. In Rhineland-Palatinate, it is much faster.
In some federal states asylum seekers have to have a lot of patience: in Saxony, where many people from Venezuela complain, it takes the longest time. In Rhineland-Palatinate, it is much faster.
Berlin/Dresden. Appeals against asylum decisions take longer nationwide. In the first half of 2026, according to the Federal Government, the average length of proceedings was 15.3 months. In the previous year, there were an average of 14.3 months, with no data available for December at that time. Previously, the duration had been shortened over several years: in 2021, the average duration was 26.5 months, and in 2024, the figure was 16.7 months.…
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