#asylum decisions

'Appalling' figures obtained by Big Issue reveal how immigration system harms asylum seekers, say charities.

Rule change follows high court challenge brought by two doctors prevented from working in specialist fields

Stay Belvedere Hotels houses people waiting for asylum decisions in 51 hotels in England and Wales, as well as the Napier Barracks in Kent.

According to Migri, fear of being sent into battle does not automatically entitle an applicant to be granted asylum in Finland.

Rishi Sunak’s push to clear backlog of claims is driving huge increase in legal appeals, costs and harm to applicants

Six-month deadline stipulated by law to process applications frequently exceeded

There have been lots of different numbers and statistics relating to the UK’s asylum system mentioned over the last week. One of these is the backlog of people waiting for an initial decision on their asylum claim. Depending on whether or not people include dependents, the backlog of initial decisions on asylum claims can range from around 100,000 to 122,000 (and you’ll also find a different number depending on where in the Home Office’s published statistics). Whichever number is chosen, it’s big. And there is a significant impact both on the people who are left in limbo waiting for a decision and on the overarching health of the asylum system....

There are 65,000 people waiting for asylum decisions from the UK government, figures suggest.