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ASYS is the Home Office asylum seekers support system database, which contains details of asylum see...
read moreArticle 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) states that 'No one shall be subjected t...
read moreAsylum Support Adjudicators consider appeals by asylum seekers against Home Office decisions to refu...
read moreAfter-entry application to vary leave to remain is an application from a person wishing to extend or...
read moreTo make a decision or determination, usually related to a legal issue or dispute. When an immigratio...
read moreARC is a credit card sized document issued to asylum applicants after screening to show that they ha...
read moreAn age-disputed child is an asylum applicant whose claimed date of birth is not accepted by the Home...
read moreIndividuals who come to the UK to apply for protection as refugees and who are still waiting for a d...
read more"The person appealing a decision. In an immigration appeal, the Home Office or Secretary of State fo...
read moreArticle 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention prohibits states from penalising a refugee for illegal ent...
read moreIf you are a commonwealth citizen aged 17 or over and you have a UK born grandparent, you can apply ...
read moreIf your immigration application is refused and you have a right of appeal, this means that you can c...
read moreThe asylum screening unit in Croydon is the entry point into the asylum system. It is here that in-...
read moreThe first tier Asylum and Immigration Tribunal hears and decides appeals against decisions made by t...
read more"An Age disputed application occurs when an asylum applicant claims to be a minor but his/her appear...
read more"The enforced removal to their country of origin of an overstayer of an illegal entrant by the UK Bo...
read moreAffording sanctuary to nationals of foreign countries in accordance with the requirements of the 195...
read moreEight Central and Eastern European countries that joined the European Union on 1 May 2004: Czech Rep...
read moreWhen the Home Office believes that the asylum seeker comes from a safe country and would not face a ...
read moreAsylum seekers who are destitute may be able to receive accommodation and/or subsistence support fro...
read moreIf your immigration application is refused and you do not have the right to appeal the decision, you...
read moreAccession Worker Cards are required by Bulgarian and Romanian nationals if they wish to work in the ...
read more"An asylum seeker is someone who has lodged an application for protection on the basis of the Refuge...
read moreCountries which joined the European Union in 2004 and which had a low per capita income compared to ...
read moreThe two countries that joined the European Union on 1 January 2007: Bulgaria and Romania.
read more"Tier 1 of the Points Based System: For highly skilled individuals who can contribute to growth and ...
read moreUK Immigration and Visas may curtail your leave, i.e. shorten and bring it to an early end, if they...
read moreDublin III Regulation provides all EU member states with a mechanism for allocating responsibility t...
read moreThe part of the Home Office that was responsible for immigration control and its enforcement. It was...
read moreLeave to enter or remain in the UK for a specific amount of time. Conditions may be attached to your...
read moreTo rapidly accelerate or increase the priority level of a given issue. In the immigration context, i...
read moreIn cases in which a couple or family is seeking asylum or permission to enter as a migrant, the pers...
read moreSeries of surveys on political attitudes in Britain. See our data sources and limitations page for a...
read moreA returning resident is someone who has left the UK and has been given permission to return to the U...
read moreRefugee Convention means the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 1951 and t...
read moreA juxtaposed control is a UK Border Zone set up, by international treaty, in another country to enfo...
read more"Entry clearance is the procedure used by Entry Clearance Officers (ECOs) at British posts overseas ...
read more"Worker Registration Scheme A8 nationals who take up employment in the UK are required to apply to ...
read moreThe case resolution process was set up by the Home Office to deal with unresolved cases of those who...
read moreWritten communication, usually by email or letters, between two or more people or organizations.
read moreYou are a commonwealth citizen if you are a national of any country within the Commonwealth of Natio...
read moreAn Entry clearance visa is a visa permitting the bearer to travel to the UK and leave to enter from ...
read moreWhen an asylum seeker has had their claim rejected, but then new evidence becomes available which wa...
read moreWithdrawn is an application that can be withdrawn by the applicant by either signing the relevant fo...
read moreSeparated children are children under 18 years of age who are outside their country of origin and se...
read moreThe ECHR is an international legal instrument adopted under the auspices of the Council of Europe. I...
read moreThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is the UN agency with a mandate to protect refugee...
read moreAn amalgamation of twenty-five independent states based on the European Communities. Formerly known ...
read moreIn the context of immigration, a derivative is the person whose own status depends on the status of ...
read more"Right to reside An individual has the right to reside in the UK if they are: €¢ a UK national or f...
read more"Right of abode means that you are free from United Kingdom immigration control and you do not need ...
read moreTo be granted business status you must have at least £200,000 to put into a UK business that you wil...
read moreThe department of the Home Office responsible for dealing with all nationality, immigration and asyl...
read moreNotified voluntary departure is where persons against whom enforcement action has been initiated, de...
read moreTier 3 of the Points Based System: For limited numbers of low skilled workers needed to fill specifi...
read moreForeign, for the purposes of the Control of Immigration: United Kingdom publication, means 'nonCommo...
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