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The Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) has lifted the suspension on asylum decisions for Syrian nationals, stating the security situation in Syria no longer constitutes 'generalised violence,' a move that will affect 850 pending applications.
Official figures from the State Secretariat for Migration show a drop in both net immigration and new asylum applications for 2025. The data indicates more foreign nationals left the country and fewer arrived compared to the previous year.
The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) announced that asylum applications fell by 7.1% in 2025 and projects a further drop to 25,000 new applications in 2026. People from Afghanistan, Eritrea, and Turkey submitted the most applications last year.
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