Table 2:  Temporary and Settlement (Permanent) Residence Permits by Applicants’ Continents and Countries of Origin (2003)

Continents and countries

Temporary permits

Settlement permits

Total

Applications

Positive decisions

Applications

Positive decisions

Applications

Positive decisions

Total

of which: women

total

of which: women

total

of which: women

Total

31,727

14,800

28,767

3,000

1,460

1,805

34,727

16,260

30,572

(EU-15)

(5,568)

(1,569)

(5,359)

(222)

(42)

(138)

(5,790)

(1,611)

(5,497)

(former USRR)

(15,933)

(9,655)

(13,565)

(1,748)

(1,118)

(943)

(17,681)

(10,773)

(14,508)

Europe

21,370

10,806

20,345

1,840

1,069

1,067

23,210

11,875

21,412

  Albania

82

39

83

5

1

3

87

40

86

  Austria

198

58

199

14

4

9

212

62

208

  Belarus

2,429

1,457

2,382

206

141

125

2,635

1,598

2,507

  Belgium

184

59

196

8

1

6

192

60

202

  Bulgaria

393

160

338

48

20

39

441

180

377

  Croatia

75

19

70

5

-

6

80

19

76

  Cyprus

18

3

19

3

-

2

21

3

21

  Czech   Republic

222

85

235

21

15

16

243

100

251

  Denmark

219

66

2

7

2

2

226

68

4

  Estonia

25

13

25

2

2

2

27

15

27

  F.Y.R.   Macedonia

69

17

55

12

-

6

81

17

61

  Finland

94

46

84

1

1

1

95

47

85

  France

1,040

340

1,022

30

7

15

1,070

347

1,037

  Germany

1,443

370

1,453

67

13

43

1,510

383

1,496

  Greece

44

8

47

4

1

4

48

9

51

  Hungary

88

30

95

8

4

6

96

34

101

  Ireland

110

39

101

3

-

3

113

39

104

  Italy

462

68

466

25

3

18

487

71

484

  Latvia

72

53

70

2

1

1

74

54

71

  Lithuania

297

186

297

23

18

17

320

204

314

  Malta

4

2

4

-

-

-

4

2

4

  Moldova

270

154

1

24

16

10

294

170

11

  Netherlands

337

81

335

20

1

13

357

82

348

  Norway

167

63

169

3

-

2

170

63

171

  Portugal

64

22

64

1

-

1

65

22

65

  Romania

197

92

175

13

4

6

210

96

181

  Russian   Federation

1,970

1,206

1,912

269

178

169

2,239

1,384

2,081

  Serbia and   Montenegro

190

46

192

29

3

20

219

49

212

  Slovak   Republic

178

85

178

15

7

6

193

92

184

  Slovenia

32

5

36

1

-

1

33

5

37

  Spain

181

84

179

4

3

2

185

87

181

  Sweden

332

116

329

12

2

8

344

118

337

  Turkey

618

96

577

39

1

22

657

97

599

  Ukraine

8,335

5,406

8,000

877

612

456

9,212

6,018

8,456

  United   Kingdom

854

211

879

25

4

12

879

215

891

  Other

77

21

76

14

4

15

91

25

91

Asia

7,625

3,045

5,356

921

340

573

8,546

3,385

5,929

  Armenia

1,914

867

899

247

97

119

2,161

964

1,018

  China

420

176

396

52

15

49

472

191

445

  Georgia

124

59

87

22

5

9

146

64

96

  India

644

160

595

47

13

32

691

173

627

  Israel

80

25

81

2

-

1

82

25

82

  Japan

287

128

280

5

1

4

292

129

284

  Jordan

78

11

74

10

1

8

88

12

82

  Kazakhstan

464

289

409

50

31

23

514

320

432

  Korea

325

161

340

3

1

2

328

162

342

  Mongolia

369

191

-

52

32

21

421

223

21

  Philippines

96

54

87

5

2

3

101

56

90

  Syria

169

32

165

17

2

11

186

34

176

  Vietnam

1,928

658

1,080

317

113

236

2,245

771

1,316

  Yemen

51

9

56

8

1

6

59

10

62

  Other

676

225

807

84

26

49

760

251

856

Africa

1,028

264

1,185

128

14

77

1,156

278

1,262

  Egypt

88

15

79

10

-

7

98

15

86

  Kenia

68

36

64

2

-

4

70

36

68

  Libya

216

77

206

3

-

3

219

77

209

  Nigeria

139

19

122

12

-

3

151

19

125

  Tunisia

80

16

74

22

2

15

102

18

89

  Other

437

101

640

79

12

45

516

113

685

America

1,512

593

1,717

84

26

62

1,596

619

1,779

  Brazil

79

35

82

3

3

7

82

38

89

  Canada

203

90

210

4

1

4

207

91

214

  United   States

977

371

969

44

12

29

1,021

383

998

  Other

253

97

456

33

10

22

286

107

478

Australia

75

32

72

4

1

3

79

33

75

New Zealand

33

10

30

-

-

33

10

30

Stateless

80

47

59

22

9

22

102

56

81

Unknown

4

3

3

1

1

1

5

4

4

(a) the number of persons granted a permit in a given year may exceed the number of applicants in that year because the former also pertain to applications submitted in preceding years

Source: Office for Repatriation and Aliens