Guidance

Revocation of protection status: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance explaining when a person's protection status may be revoked and the policy and procedures to follow.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 8 December 2008
• Last updated: 29 January 2025
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  1. 29 January 2025

     Added an accessible version.

  2. 27 January 2025

     Updated to remove references to contacting United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

  3. 28 June 2022

     Added new guidance 'Revocation of protection status' to replace the previous asylum policy guidance, 'Revocation of refugee status'.

  4. 21 January 2016

     Updated guidance.

  5. 8 December 2008

     First published.

Documents

Revocation of protection status (accessible)

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Revocation of protection status

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Details

UK Visas and Immigration staff guidance that describes the circumstances in which it may be appropriate to revoke protection status (refugee status or humanitarian protection) and explains the policy, process and procedures that must be followed. The guidance also explains how protection status can be renounced.

It replaces the previous asylum policy instruction on revocation of refugee status.