Guidance

China: country policy and information notes

Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

Published 9 December 2016
Last updated 10 December 2018 — see all updates

• From: UK Visas and Immigration

Documents

Country policy and information note: opposition to the state, China, November 2018

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Country policy and information note: contravention of national population and family-planning laws, China, November 2018

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Country policy and information note: fear of punishment on return to China for crimes committed in other countries (‘Double Jeopardy’), China, March 2018

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Country policy and information note: background information, including actors of protection and internal relocation, China, March 2018

PDF, 1.02MB, 49 pages

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Country information and guidance: Falun Gong, China, November 2016

PDF, 288KB, 16 pages

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Country information and guidance: non-Christian religious groups, China, August 2016

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Country information and guidance: Christians, China, March 2016

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Details

Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

The notes also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.

Published 9 December 2016
Last updated 10 December 2018 + show all updates

1. 10 December 2018 Updated country policy and information note on opposition to the state
2. 12 November 2018 Updated country policy and information note on contravention of national population and family-planning laws.
3. 23 May 2018 Guidance on opposition to the state published.
4. 26 March 2018 Updated country policy and information note on double jeopardy.
5. 6 March 2018 Updated country policy and information notes on background information, including actors of protection and internal relocation.
6. 6 November 2017 Updated Country policy and information note on contravention of national population and family-planning laws.
7. 9 December 2016 First published.