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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: 01 April 2009

Index

  1. APU notices
    1. Amendment to discretionary leave policy relating to asylum seeking children (11K opens in a new window)
    2. Exceptional Leave to Remain; suspected war criminals and perpetrators of crimes against humanity and genocide (100K opens in a new window)
    3. Exceptional Leave to Remain: circumstances in which it will not be appropriate to grant settlement (94K opens in a new window)
    4. One-off exercise to allow qualifying asylum seeking families to stay in the United Kingdom (22K opens in a new window)
    5. Periods of discretionary leave granted to those with marriage-based article 8 claims (29K opens in a new window)
    6. Introduction of time limited Standard Acknowledgement Letters (SALs) (10K opens in a new window)
    7. Ullah and Do - House of Lords judgement (43K 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 (13K opens in a new window)
    9. Humanitarian protection and discretionary leave (22K opens in a new window)
    10. Applications raising article 3 medical grounds (18K opens in a new window)
    11. Exceptional leave, humanitarian protection and discretionary leave (8K opens in a new window)
    12. Disputed nationality - allowed appeals (23K opens in a new window)
    13. Case resolution directorate - priorities and exceptional circumstances (58K opens in a new window)
  2. Asylum Policy Instructions
    1. Active reviews (225K opens in a new window)
    2. Appeals - Rights of appeal in asylum cases (107K opens in a new window)
    3. Application Registration Card (599K opens in a new window)
    4. Applications from abroad (18K opens in a new window)
    5. Article 8 ECHR (90K opens in a new window)
    6. Assessing the claim (228K opens in a new window)
    7. Cessation, cancellation and revocation of refugee status (648K opens in a new window)
    8. Claims from EU nationals (168K opens in a new window)
    9. Credibility in asylum and human rights claims (140K opens in a new window)
    10. Curtailment of limited leave in cases where an asylum/human rights application is refused (25K opens in a new window)
    11. Dependents - This API is currently being revised (6K opens in a new window)
    12. Disclosure and confidentiality (9K opens in a new window)
    13. Discretionary leave (145K opens in a new window)
    14. ECHR - European Convention on Human Rights (253K opens in a new window)
    15. Exclusion - articles 1F and 33(2) of the refugee convention (345K opens in a new window)
    16. Exempt persons (176K opens in a new window)
    17. Family reunion - This API is currently being revised (6K opens in a new window)
    18. Fingerprinting (60K opens in a new window)
    19. Further submissions (151K opens in a new window)
    20. Gateway Protection Programme (94K opens in a new window)
    21. Gender issues in the asylum claim (140K opens in a new window)
    22. Glossary (13K opens in a new window)
    23. Handling claims (76K opens in a new window)
    24. Humanitarian protection (191K opens in a new window)
    25. Illegal entry (20K opens in a new window)
    26. Internal relocation (28K opens in a new window)
    27. Interviewing (136K opens in a new window)
    28. Mandate refugees (86K opens in a new window)
    29. Marriage applications - This API is currently being revised (6K opens in a new window)
    30. Medical foundation (123K opens in a new window)
    31. Military service and conscientious objection (29K opens in a new window)
    32. Non-compliance (82K opens in a new window)
    33. Refugee leave (138K opens in a new window)
    34. Revocation of indefinite leave (180K opens in a new window)
    35. Safe third country cases (105K opens in a new window)
    36. Section 32 and Article 31 (151K opens in a new window)
    37. Transfer of refugee status (130K opens in a new window)
    38. Translations (46K opens in a new window)
    39. Travel abroad (20K opens in a new window)
    40. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (117K opens in a new window)
    41. UNRWA assisted Palestinians (20K opens in a new window)
    42. Withdrawal of applications (165K opens in a new window)