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Visas: Asylum

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 4 April 2025UIN 42401

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in the UK on tourist visas went on to claim asylum in each of the last five years.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Data on the ‘Source of asylum claims in 2024’ was published by the Home Office on 30th March 2025. The remaining requested data is not available from published statistics and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

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