Immigration
Commons · Question 10722 · Tabled 17 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Kate Osborne
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the forthcoming changes to earned settlement will preserve eligibility to apply for settlement after five years under Appendix Settlement Protection for people granted five years’ permission t
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 23 Jun 2026
On 5 March 2026, the Home Office updated the Immigration Rules to reduce the length of refugee and humanitarian protection permission to stay, for adults and accompanied asylum seeking children who claimed asylum from 2 March 2026, from 5 years to 30 mont...