Written questions

Refugees: Families

Lords · Question HL15240 · Tabled 5 Mar 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 19 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Baroness Hamwee

To ask His Majesty's Government when the temporary pause on new applications for family reunion will be lifted and new family reunion rules announced.

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...