Asylum Guideline
UK Asylum is protection given by the UK Home Office to a person who is fleeing persecution in their own country Asylum is given under the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
The Convention defines a refugee as a person who "owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence as a result of such events is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it"
The person has a right to appeal a decision to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) if their visa has expired or they seek asylum without a visa or if they have breached their visa conditions.
The UK can provide a place of safety for genuine refugees. Protection cannot be offered for those people who do not need it.
Temporary permission to the UK may be granted if the person does not qualify for asylum but there are other humanitarian reasons.
A successful asylum application will result in ILR granted to the applicant after five years of residency in the UK. An unsuccessful application will result in the person leaving the UK either voluntarily or by enforced removal.
Benefits of Asylum
Asylum will enable the person to live in the UK free from fears that faced them in their home country. Asylum provides the person with Refugee Status. The person will be free to work in the UK with no restrictions. The person will receive a British passport after six years of residency in the UK and will be able to enjoy the same benefits as the British.
Asylum Eligibility
To be recognised as a refugee, the person must have left their country and be unable to go back because of a genuine fear of persecution, under the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
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