Guidance

Further submissions: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on protection or human rights based further submissions.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 20 May 2014
• Last updated: 8 April 2026
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  1. 8 April 2026

     'Further submissions' updated to reflect the validity requirements introduced to the Immigration Rules on 8 April 2026.

  2. 8 April 2026

     Added a new document, 'withdrawing further submissions'.

  3. 26 July 2023

     Updated to remove reference to the differentiation policy which was paused in the July 2023 Immigration Rules changes as explained in a Written Ministerial Statement of 8 June 2023.

  4. 28 June 2022

     Updated to: reflect the process to lodge valid further submissions, for example the current in-person process for lodging protection-based further submissions; explain the decision-making process where further submissions are made outside of a valid application; refer to asylum policies following the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, for example the differentiated asylum system.

  5. 22 February 2016

     Updated guidance.

  6. 2 April 2015

     Updated guidance.

  7. 20 May 2014

     First published.

Documents

Further submissions (accessible)

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Further submissions

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Withdrawing further submissions (accessible)

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Withdrawing further submissions

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Details

UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff make decisions on further submissions following the refusal of an asylum or human rights claim.