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Guidance for local authorities and partners on the Syrian vulnerable person resettlement programme (VPR)
Immigration staff guidance on Article 1D of the Refugee Convention and asylum claims from stateless Palestinians.
Immigration staff guidance on how to decide on applications from abroad.
Immigration staff guidance on the duration of, and conditions attached to, permission to stay.
Immigration staff guidance on section 31 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention.
This guidance informs you of the planned process to resume substantive asylum interviews, mainly through video conferencing.
Immigration staff guidance on managing individuals in detention who have claimed asylum and processing them into detention following an asylum claim.
Immigration staff guidance on which cases may be checked through international biometric data-sharing and how to arrange these checks and use the results.
Immigration staff guidance on non-compliant asylum and human rights claims.
Immigration staff guidance on considering the defence against criminal prosecution available to genuine asylum seekers.
Asylum policy instructions about how UK Visas and Immigration identifies illegal entrants claiming asylum.
Immigration staff guidance on the policy and processes for identifying and handling multiple applications.
Immigration staff guidance on the Dublin III Regulation’s rules for referral, consideration of responsibility and the transfer process to responsible states.
Declaration that sets out how the UK and France will work together to prevent illegal migration and stop traffickers.
Immigration staff guidance on applications from mandate refugees.
Asylum process guidance about how UK Visas and Immigration decide applications.
Immigration staff guidance detailing the policy, processes and procedures to follow when receiving an asylum claim from families with a child under 18.
Country of origin information about how UK Visas and Immigration decide applications.
Asylum policy instructions about how UK Visas and Immigration handles applications from the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture.
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