Statistical Overview - Ny i Danmark

Statistical Overview
About the Danish Immigration Service
(An institution within the Danish Ministry for Integration)
Main figures in 2004
Expenses: Approx. DKK 196 millions
(approx. € 26 millions)
Accommodation expenses for asylumseekers:
Approx. DKK 550 millions
(approx. € 74 millions) (pre-asylum
expenses)
per asylum-seeker/year: Approx. DKK
129.000 (approx. € 17.300)
Staff: Approx. 346 persons
of which approx. 25 % in the Asylum and
Visa Department
of which approx. 40 % in the Work and
Family Reunification Department
of which approx. 35 % in other departments
(Administration of the asylum centres, IT,
management, statistical activities,
allocation of refugees to municipalities,
etc.)
Average time of duration of the
processing of cases:
(Indicated for 80 % and 100 % of the cases,
respectively)
Asylum applications processed in Denmark:
Approx. 2-3 months
Applications for family reunification:
Approx. 5½-8 months
Applications for work and study etc.:
Approx. 1½-2½ months
Main activities in 2004
‣ Examination in the first instance of applications
for asylum (and the Dublinprocedure)
and for family reunification
‣ Permits for work and study etc. incl. work
permits for citizens from the new EU
Member States (transitional rules)
‣ Withdrawal or revocation of residence and
work permits
‣ Certain cases concerning visas
‣ Administration of cases concerning expulsion
or refusal of entry
‣ Appeals in EU/EEA cases
‣ Administration of asylum centres
‣ Allocation of refugees to municipalities
‣ Advisory function to the Minister
‣ International co-operation and participation
in capacity building projects in Eastern
Europe and in CIS-states
‣ Information on asylum and immigration
issues and statistical analysis and
projections
‣ Collection and analysis of background
material
Other selected authorities in Denmark
‣ Ministry for Integration (e.g. responsible for overall asylum, immigration and integration policies,
appeals in residence cases, excl. asylum cases, granting of humanitarian residence permits and
international activities)
‣ The National Police (e.g. entry control and registration of asylum-seekers, rejection and return of
aliens, incl. rejected asylum-seekers)
‣ The Refugee Board (e.g. appeals in asylum cases. The decisions of the Board are final)
‣ Statistics Denmark (e.g. statistics on non-nationals, acquisitions, demographic statistics etc.)
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