Guidance

Asylum claims from UK visa applicants: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on handling asylum claims from applicants who have a UK visa or have applied for one.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 3 April 2012
• Last updated: 11 November 2014 — See all updates

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Visa matches - handling asylum claims from visa applicants

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff responsible for screening, deciding and managing asylum applications from individuals who have:

• a visa (or electronic visa waiver) to come to the UK

• applied for a UK visa

• applied for a visa to go to the Republic of Ireland

It covers:

• the central reference system (CRS) and visa application forms (VAFs)

• screening and routing actions

• casework actions - file receipt, interviews, decisions and recommendations

• visa match scenarios

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Published 3 April 2012
Last updated 11 November 2014 + show all updates

1. 11 November 2014

   Updated document.

2. 13 June 2014

   Updated guidance.

3. 3 April 2012

   First published.