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Asylum: Travel

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainHome OfficeTabled Answered 4 December 2024UIN 16292

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on asylum seekers visiting their country of origin whilst still resident in the UK.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Claimants whose asylum claim has not been decided are not permitted to leave the UK without permission, for example to visit their country of origin, until their claim has been concluded. If they do so, their claim may be withdrawn under the Immigration Rules.

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