The biggest group of asylum seekers in Spain in 2016 was Venezuelans, with 3,960 individuals.

Syrians came second with 2,975 and Ukrainians third with 2,570, Efe reports.

According to the Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid, there were 15,755 asylum applications in 2016, of whom 9,400 men and 6,350 women.

Spain processed and rejected only 40 Venezuelan case files alone, which suggests asylum applications are an ultimate strategy to gain temporary residence rights.

Over the last four y...