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A record number of Syrians applied for asylum in the year to September 2024.
[125] [126] That same year the government also launched a scheme for Hongkongers following the Hong Kong national security law, with an estimated thousands emigrating to the UK either as refugees, asylum seekers or under student visas. [127] By January 2024, more than 191,000 Hong Kong-born residents had applied for a visa. [128]
The UK Statistics Authority rebukes the prime minister for misleading the public over the backlog of asylum applications, which he said in a social media post had been cleared, while several thousand still remained. The UKSA says the allegation could have affected public trust in the government.
A total of 160,919 asylum seekers were waiting for an initial decision on their claim at the end of December. UK asylum backlog hits new record of 160,000 Skip to main content
The overall backlog of applications stood at 98,599 as of December 28. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
The UK government announces a scheme to offer failed asylum seekers £3,000 if they agree to move to Rwanda voluntarily. [203] The UK government announces a ban on foreign state ownership of British newspapers and news magazines following controversy over a potential purchase of The Telegraph by a consortium backed by the United Arab Emirates ...
Tier 1 (General) closed for applications in the UK (i.e. completely) on 6 April 2011. There were transitional arrangements for applications undecided by 6 April 2011. Tier 1 (General) applied to highly skilled potential migrants looking for a job or wishing to become self-employed in the UK, and replaced the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme ...
The National Asylum Support Service (NASS) is a section of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) division of the Home Office. It is responsible for supporting and accommodating people seeking asylum while their cases are being dealt with. [1] NASS was created in April 2000 under the Immigration and Nationality Act.