Guidance

Eritrea: 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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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
9 December 2016
Last updated
10 December 2025 — See all updates

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Country policy and information note: national service and illegal exit, Eritrea, December 2025 (accessible)

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Country policy and information note: national service and illegal exit, Eritrea, December 2025

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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.

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Published 9 December 2016
Last updated 10 December 2025 show all updates

  1. Published an updated version of the country and policy information note on national service and illegal exist, Eritrea.

  2. Removed out of date country policy and information note: religious groups, Eritrea, February 2018.

  3. Updated guidance on national service and illegal exit.

  4. Removed the following guidance as it is now out of date: Report of a Home Office fact finding mission: illegal exit and national service, Eritrea, February 2016.

  5. Updated guidance on national service and illegal exit.

  6. Replaced the Eritrea Country Policy and Information Note (CPIN) on religious groups with an updated version.

  7. First published.

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