Services (SSPUM / NCSS) and 1,053 (6%) by health services849. Relevant data for 2023 are not available
up the time of writing.
During 2023, the RIS registered a total of 55,875 persons, the vast majority of whom (41,790) were
registered in the border RICs of Lesvos, Samos, Chios, Leros, Kos and Fylakio, Evros, and the rest
(14,085) in the mainland RICs of Malakasa and Diavata. Of the total of those registered, the vast majority
were boys and men (40,425), of whom 7,445 were aged between 0-17; 15,784 between 18-25; 9,545
between 26-33; 4,354 between 41-60; and 198 were 61 years or older. Women and girls accounted for
close to 28% (15,450), of whom 5,053 were under the age of 18; 4,197 were between 18-25; 3,123
between 26-33; 1,534 between 34-40; 1,355 between 41-60; and 188 were 61 years or older.850
Close to 15% (8,104) of all those registered were registered as vulnerable, of whom the majority were
single parent households (2,569), followed by UAM (2,364), victims of violence/abuse (2,115), pregnant
or lactating women (519), persons with disabilities (246), elderly persons (177), and victims of trafficking
(114).851
Most of those registered at the borders (total of 41,790) were from Syria (29.47%), Afghanistan (18.71%),
Palestine (15.77%), Somalia (6.82%) and Türkiye (5.08%), followed by persons from more than 50
nationalities, including stateless persons (0.55%).852 Of those registered in the mainland RICs, the
majority were from Iraq (33.68%), followed by nationals of Syria (16.61%), Afghanistan (9.93%), Pakistan
(7.01%), and Egypt (6.56%), with the remainder being likewise from a combination of more than 50
nationalities, including stateless persons (0.04%).853
A. Access and forms of reception conditions
1. Criteria and restrictions to access reception conditions
Indicators: Criteria and Restrictions to Reception Conditions
1. Does the law allow access to material reception conditions for asylum seekers in
stages of the asylum procedure?
v Regular procedure
Yes
Reduced material conditions
v Dublin procedure
Yes
Reduced material conditions
v Admissibility procedure
Yes
Reduced material conditions
v Border procedure
Yes
Reduced material conditions
v Accelerated procedure
Yes
Reduced material conditions
v First appeal
Yes
Reduced material conditions
v Onward appeal
Yes
Reduced material conditions
v Subsequent application
Yes
Reduced material conditions
the following
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
2. Is there a requirement in the law that only asylum seekers who lack resources are entitled to
material reception conditions?
Yes
No
Article 59 (1) Asylum Code provides that the competent authority for the reception of asylum seekers in
cooperation with competent government agencies, international organisations and certified social actors
shall ensure the provision of material reception conditions. These conditions must ‘secure an adequate
849
850
851
852
853
MoMA / General Secretariat for the Reception of Asylum Seekers / Reception and Identification Service /
R.I.Cs and C.C.A.Cs Directorate, Statistics - Referrals 2022, see: https://bit.ly/3OuNZm9.
MoMA / General Secretariat for the Reception of Asylum Seekers / Reception and Identification Service /
R.I.Cs and C.C.A.Cs Directorate, Registrations
12 months 2023, available in Greek at:
https://tinyurl.com/ytfkhkfu, pp. 1 and 14; and Registrations 12 months mainland 2023,available in Greek at:
https://tinyurl.com/48jc9u7x, pp. 1 and 8.
Ibid, p.7 and p. 5 respectively.
MoMA / General Secretariat for the Reception of Asylum Seekers / Reception and Identification Service /
R.I.Cs and C.C.A.Cs Directorate, Registrations
12 months 2023, available (Greek) at:
https://tinyurl.com/ytfkhkfu, pp. 17-19.
MoMA / General Secretariat for the Reception of Asylum Seekers / Reception and Identification Service /
R.I.Cs and C.C.A.Cs Directorate, Registrations 12 months mainland 2023,available (Greek) at:
https://tinyurl.com/48jc9u7x, pp. 11-12.
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