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Policies on Poverty, Exclusion and Inequality● As refugees and asylum seekers whose permission to remain inthe state is temporary while their applications to remain longerare processed.Adults from countries outside the EEA who remain in the State formore than 3 months, whatever their reason for entering or the likelyduration of their residence, are required to register with theauthorities. People seeking asylum—though not required to register—get specific temporary residence certificates. Consequently, agood indication of the cumulative presence of people from countriesoutside the EEA is provided by Table 8.3. Children (aged under 16)and people not complying with the legislative requirement toregister are additional to the figures shown.TABLE 8.3People From Countries Other than the EEA in the State, 1998-2001Year Registered non-EEA nationals of countries Applicationsoutside the EEA 1 for asylum 21998 22,546 4,6261999 29,646 7,7242000 47,262 10,9382001 90,446 10,325Source: Department of Justice equality and Law Reform , Annual Report 2001.Notes: 1. These exclude children (aged under 16), the female spouses of Irishnationals and persons seeking asylum. Top 5 nationalities: China, UnitedStates, Nigeria, Phillipines and Latvia.2. Top 5 nationalities: Nigeria, Romania, Moldava, Ukraine and Russia.People seeking asylum at any one time are declining significantly asa proportion of the total number of people from non-EEA countriesliving in the state; they were one fifth of the total in 1998 but justover 11 per cent by 2001.8.10.2 Asylum seekers whose claims are being processedThe most vulnerable among the non-EEA nationals living in Irelandare asylum seekers who have applied for refugee status and are409