Guidance

Permission to stay on a protection route: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on the duration of, and conditions attached to, permission to stay.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 28 June 2022
• Last updated: 14 April 2026
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  1. 14 April 2026

     The guidance has been updated to reflect changes to the Immigration Rules. A new guide has been added covering permission to stay on a protection route for asylum claims lodged on or after 2 March 2026.

  2. 17 July 2023

     Updated to remove reference to the differentiation policy, which was paused in the July 2023 Immigration Rules changes.

  3. 28 June 2022

     First published.

Documents

Permission to stay on a protection route for asylum claims lodged on or after 28 June 2022 and before 2 March 2026 (accessible)

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Permission to stay on a protection route for asylum claims lodged on or after 28 June 2022 and before 2 March 2026

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Permission to stay on a protection route for asylum claims lodged on or after 2 March 2026 (accessible)

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Permission to stay on a protection route for asylum claims lodged on or after 2 March 2026

PDF, 224 KB, 17 pages

Details

UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff make decisions on permission to stay, previously referred to as leave to remain, to be granted to those who have been granted refugee status or humanitarian protection under Part 11 of the Immigration Rules. This includes those granted at initial decision stage or following an allowed appeal.

This guidance only applies to asylum applications made on or after 28 June 2022.