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Democratic Republic of the Congo: country policy and information notes

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

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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 14 November 2023 + show all updates
  1. Added information note on opposition to the government.

  2. Information about women fearing gender-based harm or violence, September 2018, has been removed because it is out of date.

  3. Added information on unsuccessful asylum seekers.

  4. Removed information on 'Unsuccessful asylum seekers' and 'Opposition to government' as it is out of date.

  5. Added Country Policy and Information Note: Unsuccessful asylum seekers, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 2020.

  6. Replaced the Democratic Republic of Congo - Opposition to Government document.

  7. Added a new document: Democratic Republic of Congo: Unsuccessful asylum seekers

  8. Replaced 'Women fearing gender-based harm or violence, Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 2017' with 2018 version.

  9. Updated the opposition to the government document.

  10. New country policy information note on women fearing gender-based harm or violence.

  11. Removal of the country of origin information report for the Democratic Republic of Congo, 9 March 2012.

  12. First published.