ArmInfo. In 2016 number of Armenian citizens applied for asylum to EU countries, has grown in thrice versus that in 2015. According to official statistics data of EU, in 2016 this indicator formed 3035 persons. In 2015 Schengen zone countries received 57787 applications for visas from Armenian nationals, 7105 of which were declined. In common, the indicators due to applications for visas and those issuance do permanently grow up. Within this, the indicator of visas rejection also grows.
However, the rejection cases in German and French embassies have decreased recently , while the diplomatic missions of other Schengen countries use to reject visa applications more often. In 2015 about 50590 Armenian nationals have received multiple entry visas, and this indicator permanently increases too. In the first half of 2015 Armenia got 61 applications on readmission in respect to 139 persons - 46 from Sweden, 9 from Poland, 4 from Belgium and 2 from Bulgaria.