Written questions

Immigration: Syria

Commons · Question 48750 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 7 May 2025

Question

Asked by Lizzi Collinge

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to resume decision-making on applications for indefinite leave to remain from Syrian nationals resettled under the Community Sponsorship Scheme.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 7 May 2025

Following the fall of the Assad regime, the Home Office withdrew the Country Policy Information Notes and guidance relating to Syria and has temporarily paused all asylum interviews and decisions.Settlement Protection applications from Syrian nationals ar...