Definitions: "Asylum applicant" means a person having submitted an application for internal protection or having been included in such application as a family member during the reference period. "First time asylum applicant" means a person having submitted an application for internal protection for the first time.

The information is based on Article 4 of the Council Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and supplied to Eurostat by the national Ministries of Interior and related official agencies.