Asylum
Commons · Question 103851 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of asylum seekers who have voluntarily visited their country of origin while their asylum claim is being processed.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 19 Jan 2026
Requests to leave the UK whilst continuing to pursue an asylum claim will only be accepted in the most exceptional circumstances such as the serious illness or death of a close family member or access to medical treatment abroad as it is unavailable in th...