The phrase "asylum demand" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing requests for asylum or refugee status, typically in legal or immigration discussions.
Example: "The increase in asylum demand has prompted the government to review its immigration policies."
Alternatives: "asylum request" or "refugee application".
For example, in 2010, there were: 15,567 asylum demands in Switzerland; in France, 52,762 demands were made the same year.
Cornelia Ernst, a German member of the GUE/NGL group, said: "How on earth can we implement anything if member states keep saying no, no, no". Existing EU rules concerning refugees are based on the Dublin regulations, which stipulates that asylum demands should be dealt with by the first EU country the applicant entered.
"The daunting operational reality of addressing the over 800,000 asylum cases demands renewed focus and prioritisation.
He said that Britain did not consider Gypsies to be "systematically persecuted" in the Czech Republic and that they could not therefore demand asylum in Britain.
Many refugees book flights to other destinations but, on landing in Frankfurt, leave their airplanes and demand asylum in the airport.
As to his own status, Mr. Satujev refused to explain why he was still seeking political asylum — his initial demand was rejected by the Swiss authorities in 2004 — given the close ties between Mr. Chagaev and the Chechen government.
Its secretary-general, António Guterres, has predicted that the interlocking problems of climate change, food shortage and state failure could well make the problem worse before long.Only a fraction of the people on the move actually invoke the UNHCR procedure under which somebody who faces persecution at home can demand asylum in another country.
"Because most of these foreigners come to Calais to get to Great Britain, I want our British friends from now on to treat those who want to demand asylum over there in a closed centre in Great Britain, and equally to send back those whose demands are refused," Sarkozy said during a visit to Calais last week.
While the pirates have been buying GPS devices, satellite phones and more-powerful outboard motors, officials in Europe have been discussing jurisdictional issues surrounding the arrest of pirates on the high seas and even the possibility that the pirates might demand asylum if brought onto European Union shores.
