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Claiming asylum as a refugee, the asylum process and support
How to apply for asylum support if you're waiting to find out if you'll be given asylum in the UK
You may be able to get housing and money to support you and your family…
You can ask for somewhere to live, a cash allowance or both as an asylum…
You can apply for asylum support if you’re homeless or do not have money…
Housing and cash support for asylum seekers Apply using form ASF1 to claim…
Appeal You can appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Asylum Support) if:…
Apply for asylum to stay in the UK as a refugee - eligibility, documents you need, how to apply, screening, asylum interview, help you can get, children
You must apply for asylum if you want to stay in the UK as a refugee. To…
To stay in the UK as a refugee you must be unable to live safely in any…
You’ll need documents for yourself and your dependants (partner and…
You register your asylum claim at a ‘screening’. This is a meeting with an…
After your screening, the Home Office will review your case and decide…
Your asylum interview will usually take place soon after your screening.…
Your application will be decided as soon as possible. It may take longer…
You can get help from asylum helplines run by charities. They can help…
You can include your partner and your children under 18 as ‘dependants’ on…
This information is for children applying on their own. If you have an…
A publication examining attitudes to refugees and asylum seekers among 16-year-olds in Northern Ireland.
Submit new evidence if your asylum application has been refused and you have no more right to appeal - called ‘further submission’.
Helplines for asylum applicants and refugees - telephone numbers and opening hours
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