In total 139 thousand third country nationals were prevented in 2021 from entering the territory of the European Union and 681 thousand 200 people were found to be illegally in one of the EU member states in the same year, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU's statistical office responsible for implementing immigration legislation.
Also in the same year, 342,100 people were ordered to leave an EU member state, of which 82,700 were returned to other countries (including other EU member states).
In the case of Cyprus, in 2021 the authorities refused entry to 440 citizens of third countries, compared to 360 in 2020. Also, 11,175 people[/B] were found to be illegally present in Cyprus (compared to 6,215 in 2020).
In 2021, a total of 15,745 people were ordered to leave the country, of whom a total of 1 was returned to another country inside or outside the EU.875 persons (no data available for 2020).
Ukrainians the most prevented in 2021
In particular, the number of third country nationals prevented from entering the EU at the external border increased by 1%, from 137.800 people last year to 139,000 this year.
The countries that stopped most third-country nationals from entering the EU through their borders in 2021 were Hungary (34,700), Poland (26,200), Croatia (14,200) and Romania (11,000).
Most of the migrants prevented from entering the EU in 2021 were Ukrainians (50.200), followed by Albanians (18,600) and Moldovans (9,100).
Increase in third-country nationals found living illegally in the EU
In 2021, there was a 22% increase in the number of third-country nationals found illegally in an EU Member State, up from 557.500 in 2020 to 681,200 last year.
The largest number of third-country nationals found illegally present in the EU in 2021 was found in France (215.200), Hungary (134,100) and Germany (120,300).
Most people in this category in 2021 were citizens of Syria (79,800), Algeria (56,800) and Afghanistan (52,800).
France leads in orders to third country nationals to leave
In 2021 there was a 14% decrease in the number of people ordered to leave EU member states, from 396,400 in 2020 to 342,100 last year.
The countries that instructed the most third-country nationals to leave their territory in 2021 were France (125,500), Germany (31,500) and Greece (28,800).
The countries with the largest number of citizens ordered to leave an EU member state were Algeria (26,400), Albania (22,000) and Morocco (21,800).
82,700 third-country nationals were returned to other countries
Finally, in 2021, a total of 82.700 third-country nationals were returned to another Member State or third country following an order to leave the Member State in which they were present.
The highest number of returns was recorded in France (14.400), Germany (10,300) and Sweden (9,300).
The nationalities with the highest number of returns were Ukrainians and Albanians (9,400 for each nationality), Georgians (5,400) and Pakistanis (3,200).
Source: CNA
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