The time it takes to process an asylum request in Germany increased to an average of 8.1 months by the end 2016, up from an average 5.2 months a year ago, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees reported. Somali, Turkish and Russian refugees had the longest processing times, about 14-17 months. On the other end, Syrian asylum seekers had to wait "as little as" 3.8 months for their decision. Older cases suffer long delays as well: 58,848 people had waited for more than 18 months by the end of 2016, up from 46,066 by the end of 2015.
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Processing Time for German Asylum Requests Increases
The time it takes to process an asylum request in Germany increased to an average of 8.1 months by the end 2016, up from an average 5.2 months a year ago, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees reported....
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