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Argentine immigration authorities told Human Rights Watch that 12,800 Venezuelans obtained legal permits to stay in Argentina in 2016, and 14,400 did so between January and May 2017.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIn \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2017\/04\/18\/venezuela-humanitarian-crisis-spilling-brazil\u0022\u003EBrazil\u003C\/a\u003E, as of December 31, 2016, 4,670 Venezuelans had requested asylum in Brazil since 2012. The number of Venezuelans seeking asylum in Brazil increased from 54 in 2013 to 208 in 2014, 825 in 2015, and 2,595 between January and December 1, 2016. There are more than 4,000 Venezuelans in a waiting list to file asylum applications in Brazil.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIn \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.extranjeria.gob.cl\/estadisticas-migratorias\/\u0022\u003EChile\u003C\/a\u003E, the number of visas granted to Venezuelans (including student, work, and temporary visas) increased from 1.463 in 2013, to 2.874 in 2014, and to 8.381 in 2015.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIn \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.comar.gob.mx\/work\/models\/COMAR\/Resource\/267\/6\/images\/ESTADISTICAS_2013_A_2016.pdf\u0022\u003EMexico\u003C\/a\u003E, in 2014, 56 Venezuelans requested asylum and nine were granted asylum; in 2015, 57 requested asylum and 26 were granted asylum; and in 2016, 361 requested asylum and 296 were granted asylum.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIn \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.oimperu.org\/sitehome\/sites\/default\/files\/Documentos\/211216EstEmigIntInm19902015.pdf\u0022\u003EPeru\u003C\/a\u003E, the number of Venezuelans who requested a foreigner\u2019s ID increased from 180 in 2013 to 550 in 2014, 1.445 in 2015, and 1.543 in 2016.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIn the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/USCIS\/Outreach\/Notes%20from%20Previous%20Engagements\/Asy-AffirmativeAsylum-Oct-Nov-Dec13.pdf\u0022\u003EUnited States\u003C\/a\u003E, in 2014 Venezuela entered the list of \u201cLeading Nationalities for Asylum Applications filed with USCIS.\u201d In December \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/USCIS\/Outreach\/PED-AffirmativeAsylum-Oct-Nov-Dec2014.pdf\u0022\u003E2014\u003C\/a\u003E, the US received 395 applications, in December \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/USCIS\/Outreach\/Upcoming%20National%20Engagements\/PED_2015-12_NGO_info.pdf\u0022\u003E2015\u003C\/a\u003E it received 958, and in December \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/USCIS\/Outreach\/Upcoming%20National%20Engagements\/PED_2016_12AsylumStats.pdf\u0022\u003E2016\u003C\/a\u003E it received 2.334. In December 2016, it was the first country in the list.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cp\u003EIn Uruguay, a total of 2.448 Venezuelans obtained Mercosur residency permits in 2015 and 2016, according to official information provided by immigration authorities to Human Rights Watch.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cp\u003EOn April 21, the Spanish newspaper El Pa\u00eds\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/internacional.elpais.com\/internacional\/2017\/04\/20\/actualidad\/1492700425_511133.html\u0022\u003Ereported\u003C\/a\u003E that 3.960 Venezuelans had requested asylum in 2016\u2014a seven-fold increase from 2015, when 585 Venezuelans had done so. More Venezuelans sought asylum in Spain during that year than nationals of any other country. According to official sources reviewed by Human Rights Watch, 124 Venezuelans had requested asylum in Spain in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.interior.gob.es\/documents\/642317\/1201562\/Asilo_en_cifras_2014_126150899.pdf\/6e403416-82aa-482f-bcda-9a38e5a3a65c\u0022\u003E2014\u003C\/a\u003E, up from 35 in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.interior.gob.es\/documents\/642317\/1201562\/Asilo_en_cifras_2013_126140719.pdf\/5c514420-3dfc-48fa-9435-763d6bed4959\u0022\u003E2013\u003C\/a\u003E and 28 in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.interior.gob.es\/documents\/642317\/1201562\/Asilo_en_cifras_2012_126130552.pdf\/9545a6b7-4f95-49a7-a28d-c0deafe35bf1\u0022\u003E2012\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022 data-cards=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\n\t\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022es\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022es\u0022\u003EVenezuela: La crisis humanitaria se extiende a Brasil \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/BxFbAJslfU\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/BxFbAJslfU\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\t\u2014 Luis Almagro (@Almagro_OEA2015) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/Almagro_OEA2015\/status\/854369686569529344\u0022\u003EApril 18, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null},{"command":"insert","method":"prepend","selector":".js-view-dom-id-blog_live_feed__blog_body_block__302762__en","data":"","settings":null}]