Guidance

Asylum screening and routing

Asylum policy guidance on asylum screening and routing.

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Asylum screening and routing

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Asylum screening and routing - request for asylum made during the removal process

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Staff guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force for registering asylum claims and completing the screening process for asylum claimants.

Published 18 April 2018
Last updated 8 April 2021 + show all updates
  1. Updated 'Request for asylum made during the removal process' document to include the Atlas referral process.

  2. Updated for end of EU transition period.

  3. Updated the Asylum screening and routing document.

  4. Updated National Asylum Allocation Unit contact details in Asylum screening and routing document.

  5. Updated guidance and added 'Asylum screening and routing - request for asylum made during the removal process' document

  6. Updated screening and routing document.

  7. First published.