Immigration Controls: Syria
Commons · Question 59154 · Tabled 11 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Zarah Sultana
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made in reviewing the pause on decision-making for (a) asylum and (b) indefinite leave to remain applications from Syrian nationals; and what her planned timetable is
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 19 Jun 2025
Following the fall of the Assad regime, the Home Office has withdrawn the Country Policy Information Notes and Guidance relating to Syria and has temporarily paused all asylum interviews and decisions. However, we continue to register new claims from Syri...