Written questions

Immigration Controls: Syria

2026-05-14 · Home Office · 1844 · Official question

Olly Glover

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment they have made of the reasons for delays in processing applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain under the Settlement Protection route for Syrian nationals.

Answer

On 11 December 2024, the Home Office paused all decisions on Settlement Protection applications from Syrian nationals whilst we assessed the country situation.This was a necessary step while there was no stable, objective information available to make rob...