Between 2017 and 2019, 4.5 million people left Venezuela due to the crisis in the country. Only 36,000 of them have so far been granted refugee status. Almost 800,000 are waiting to have their asylum applications processed, while 3.6 million are staying in neighbouring countries and have not applied for asylum. Many Venezuelans have decided not to apply for refugee status or have been unable to do so. The countries that they flee to often offer different kinds of permit to stay in their country. By Eirik Christophersen. Full Text -> Norwegian Refugee Council