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Immigration staff guidance on applying section 55 when processing applications for asylum support.
Funding instruction to support local authorities under Asylum Full Dispersal.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
This guide is for asylum seekers staying in temporary accommodation while their claim for asylum is being assessed, explaining UK rights and expectations.
Immigration staff guidance on considering medical evidence in asylum claims.
Service for immigration advisers to download files relating to asylum claims.
How immigration staff should make asylum decisions under streamlined asylum processing.
Immigration staff guidance on sexual identity issues in asylum interviews.
Immigration staff guidance on assessing and making decisions on asylum support claims based on destitution.
Immigration staff guidance for when the applicant's nationality is doubtful or disputed.
Immigration staff guidance outlining the policy for foreign-language documents submitted for asylum claims and the process for obtaining a translation.
Immigration staff guidance on family asylum claims.
Immigration staff guidance on claims where gender-related persecution or serious harm forms all or part of the claim.
Immigration staff guidance on how and when to cease support following a change in a person’s immigration status or eligibility for asylum support.
This guide is primarily for asylum seekers staying in initial accommodation.
Immigration staff guidance on transferring refugee status.
Check what you must do when you enter the UK if you’re coming from Ukraine with personal belongings and you have been issued a visa on the Ukraine Sponsorship visa scheme.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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