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Switzerland sees record number of asylum seekers â€˜disappearâ€™

Source: The Local, 02/01/2017

Asylum seekers at a reception centre in a military bunker in Realp
(canton of Uri). Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP
Between January and the end of November 2016 some 8,166 asylum seekers
in Switzerland dropped out of the system without telling Swiss
authorities, according to the Swiss migration office (SEM).

Thatâ€™s a huge rise on previous years. In 2015 some 4,943 asylum
seekers â€˜disappearedâ€™, while in 2014 the figure was 5,501.

In 2016 the majority of those who left the system were from the
African continent, including Eritrea (801), Gambia (792), Nigeria
(716), Guinea (508), Algeria (504) and Somalia (494).

Martin Reichlin, a spokesman for the SEM, told news agency ATS there
are several reasons asylum seekers may choose to drop out of the
system without telling Swiss authorities. They might think their
asylum request is about to be rejected, or they may want to go and
find family members in other countries.

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