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The Refugee Employability Programme supports refugees to find work and settle into their local communities.
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…
This information is for children applying on their own. If you have an…
This series brings together documents relating to Home Office research and evaluation on migration.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have permission to stay as a refugee, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave - fees, who's eligible, family members, how to apply.
Claiming asylum as a refugee, the asylum process and support
Urgent actions refugees need to do to claim Universal Credit and other benefits, once they have been given refugee status.
Research and evaluation relating to refugee integration outcomes and the UK's refugee resettlement and relocation schemes.
This study examines the northwestern region of Tanzania which experienced a large inflow of refugees during the 1990s
Information to help organisations work with asylum applicants, refugees, people granted humanitarian protection and new migrants to the UK.
The Home Secretary gave an oral statement to the House of Commons on 17 November to set out significant reforms to the UK’s asylum and returns system.
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