Annual Policy Report 2022

The Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2022 provides an overview of migration and asylum-related developments and debates in Austria between January and December 2022. In 2022, the war in Ukraine was the defining issue, necessitating new regulations (for example, the Regulation on Displaced Persons) or the adaptation of existing systems (for example, in the area of integration). Furthermore, a comprehensive reform of the relevant legal foundations brought about changes and facilitations in labour migration, among other things, and measures were taken to address the shortage of skilled workers in Austria. In addition, the high number of applications for international protection and the reaching of capacity limits in basic care played an important role, especially in media reporting.