Immigration: Refugees
Lords · Question HL15242 · Tabled 5 Mar 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Hamwee
To ask His Majesty's Government whether refugees who have already been granted status in the UK will remain on a five-year route to settlement, or whether they will be put on a 20-year route along with refugees with core protection.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 19 Mar 2026
Those who claimed asylum or made further submissions before 2 March 2026, and who are eligible for protection, will receive 5 years’ permission to stay in accordance with the transitional arrangements included in the Immigration Rules laid on 5 March 2026...