FOI release

People excluded from refugee status under Article 1F of the Refugee Convention

Published 16 May 2014

  1. Excluding dependent relatives, 49 people excluded from refugee status under Article 1(F) of the Refugee Convention currently have restricted leave to remain in the United Kingdom.

  2. The five most common countries of origin of those individuals on restricted leave are Afghanistan, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Eritrea and Zimbabwe.

  3. Since the introduction of restricted leave in September 2011, one subject has been removed. This occurred in 2012.