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Asylum policy instructions


The asylum policy instructions are the Government's policy on asylum. They are followed by asylum case owners in the UK Border Agency.

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Last Updated: 30 March 2012

Index

  1. APU notices
    1. Amendment to discretionary leave policy relating to asylum seeking children (11KB opens in a new window)
    2. Exceptional Leave to Remain; suspected war criminals and perpetrators of crimes against humanity and genocide (100KB opens in a new window)
    3. Exceptional Leave to Remain: circumstances in which it will not be appropriate to grant settlement (91KB opens in a new window)
    4. One-off exercise to allow qualifying asylum seeking families to stay in the United Kingdom (22KB opens in a new window)
    5. Periods of discretionary leave granted to those with marriage-based article 8 claims (29KB opens in a new window)
    6. Introduction of time limited Standard Acknowledgement Letters (SALs) (10KB opens in a new window)
    7. Ullah and Do - House of Lords judgement (43KB opens in a new window)
    8. Certification under paragraphs 9 and 9A of schedule 4 to the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999: multiple claims - updated guidance (13KB opens in a new window)
    9. Humanitarian protection and discretionary leave (22KB opens in a new window)
    10. Applications raising article 3 medical grounds (18KB opens in a new window)
    11. Exceptional leave, humanitarian protection and discretionary leave (8KB opens in a new window)
    12. Disputed nationality - allowed appeals (23KB opens in a new window)
    13. Case resolution directorate - priorities and exceptional circumstances (58KB opens in a new window)
  2. Asylum Policy Instructions
    1. Early legal advice project - Midlands and East of England (296KB opens in a new window)
    2. Active reviews (121KB opens in a new window)
    3. Appeals - Rights of appeal in asylum cases - This API is currently being revised (11KB opens in a new window)
    4. Application Registration Card (599KB opens in a new window)
    5. Applications from abroad (96KB opens in a new window)
    6. Article 8 ECHR (158KB opens in a new window)
    7. Biometric data sharing (fingerprint matching) (337KB opens in a new window)
    8. Cessation, cancellation and revocation of refugee status (648KB opens in a new window)
    9. Claims from EU nationals (168KB opens in a new window)
    10. Considering the protection (asylum) claim and assessing credibility (565KB opens in a new window)
    11. Curtailment of limited leave - This API is currently being revised (11KB opens in a new window)
    12. Dependents - This API is currently being revised (6KB opens in a new window)
    13. Disclosure and confidentiality (9KB opens in a new window)
    14. Discretionary leave (7KB opens in a new window)
    15. ECHR - European Convention on Human Rights (253KB opens in a new window)
    16. Exempt persons (176KB opens in a new window)
    17. Exclusion - articles 1F and 33(2) of the refugee convention (345KB opens in a new window)
    18. Fingerprinting (54KB opens in a new window)
    19. Gateway Protection Programme (94KB opens in a new window)
    20. Gender identity issues in the asylum claim (151KB opens in a new window)
    21. Gender issues in the asylum claim (154KB opens in a new window)
    22. Glossary (13KB opens in a new window)
    23. Handling claims (119KB opens in a new window)
    24. Humanitarian protection (191KB opens in a new window)
    25. Handling torture claims in the non-detained pilot - interim casework instruction (256KB opens in a new window)
    26. Humanitarian protection: interim asylum instruction on indiscriminate violence (91KB opens in a new window)
    27. Interviewing (136KB opens in a new window)
    28. Illegal entry (20KB opens in a new window)
    29. Mandate refugees (102KB opens in a new window)
    30. Integration loans policy guidance (314KB opens in a new window)
    31. Marriage applications - This API is currently being revised (6KB opens in a new window)
    32. Internal relocation (28KB opens in a new window)
    33. Medical foundation (123KB opens in a new window)
    34. Military service and conscientious objection (29KB opens in a new window)
    35. Non-compliance (94KB opens in a new window)
    36. Refugee leave (138KB opens in a new window)
    37. Revocation of indefinite leave (144KB opens in a new window)
    38. Safe third country cases (121KB opens in a new window)
    39. Section 32 and Article 31 (99KB opens in a new window)
    40. Sexual orientation issues in the asylum claim (141KB opens in a new window)
    41. Transfer of refugee status (130KB opens in a new window)
    42. Translations (46KB opens in a new window)
    43. Travel abroad (20KB opens in a new window)
    44. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (117KB opens in a new window)
    45. UNRWA assisted Palestinians (20KB opens in a new window)
    46. Withdrawal of applications (173KB opens in a new window)
  3. Interim guidance on Article 1F: Restricted discretionary leave
    1. Restricted discretionary leave - article 1F (98KB opens in a new window)