In Slovenia is the second group of people in permanent resettlement yesterday, Thursday refugeesI arrived from Türkiye. There are 27 people Afghanistan, mainly families, as the Slovenian Ministry of the Interior announced on Friday. 23 Syrian refugees were already admitted in December.
Those in need of protection were granted refugee status immediately upon arrival and will be housed in the facilities of the Office for the Care and Integration of Migrants, he said. For every person resettled, Slovenia also receives funds from the European Fund for Asylum, Migration and Integration.
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Priority for families, single mothers, single women and unaccompanied minors
At the end of 2022, the Slovenian government decided to permanently accept a total of 50 Syrian or Afghan refugees from Turkey. Slovenia cooperated with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on the project. Families, single mothers, single women and unaccompanied minors were given priority for admission.
Previously, in 2018, Slovenia participated for the first time in the permanent resettlement of people in need of protection and welcomed 34 Syrian refugees.