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Integration of persons entitled to asylum or recognised as refugees ,
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Between 2008 and 2012, almost 39,000 people were recognised as being entitled to asylum in Germany or were awarded status in accordance with the Geneva Convention on Refugees. In these terms they have a relatively secure status and can develop long-term prospects in Germany for themselves and their relatives. However, almost nothing is known at present of the circumstances in which this group of people finds itself after several years of stay in Germany. The research on the topic of asylum and refugees is traditionally above all orientated towards the migration itself, towards asylum policy and towards the situation of asylum-seekers during the examination of their asylum application or after a negative decision.
A standardised, nationwide mail survey
The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees therefore surveyed former asylum-seekers from six countries of origin (Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iraq, Iran, Sri Lanka and Syria) by mail in 2014. The sample was taken via the Central Register of Foreigners and selected immigration authorities. The individuals in question were recognised between 2008 and 2012 as being entitled to asylum or as refugees whose status is defined in accordance with the Geneva Convention on Refugees. During year 2015, the questionnaires received will be evaluated and the research report will be prepared.
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The survey is intended above all to record the current state of integration in various fields of life. It is furthermore intended to record selected data on the process of integration (such as phases of labour market participation) and on the use of institutional integration services, such as the integration course or the immigration advice service. This is intended, firstly, to identify specific potential difficulties encountered by refugees in the integration process. Secondly, it will make it possible to give recommendations for target group-orientated integration policy measures.
The application of a quantitative, standardised, nationwide approach is innovative since previous surveys on this group of topics largely employed a qualitative set of methods and were frequently only related to single municipalities.