The figures show how asylum applications are affected by world instability.

"We don't use an asylum application to determine if someone is a danger."

The victim herself is the one who came forward voluntarily with the information about her asylum application.

"Second, some people are concerned that if he did lie on his asylum application, it just doesn't sit well with them."

At the same time asylum application were up nine per cent - from 4,276 in the third quarter of last year to 4,912.

Worse still, the story in the asylum application is usually false.

The rest have been in jail waiting for action on their asylum applications.

In France, for example, only 2,000 of 7,000 asylum applications have been accepted.

We now aim to conclude all new asylum applications within 6 months.

In May 1991 three thousand eight hundred and four new asylum applications were received.