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• 51 persons asked for asylum in Latvia in 2008

According to the Citizenship and Migration Affairs Office, 51 persons asked for asylum in Latvia in 2008. However, only two persons were granted asylum and one was granted alternative status in Latvia. The largest number of asylum seekers was from Georgia – 17 persons, Afghanistan – 10 and Russia -5. In total, since the asylum granting procedure was launched in Latvia in 1998, 254 persons appealed for asylum but only 17 received the status.

According to the Citizenship and Migration Affairs Office, 51 persons asked for asylum in Latvia in 2008. However, only two persons were granted asylum and one was granted alternative status in Latvia. The largest number of asylum seekers was from Georgia – 17 persons, Afghanistan – 10 and Russia -5. In total, since the asylum granting procedure was launched in Latvia in 1998, 254 persons appealed for asylum but only 17 received the status. Vesti Segodnya