Asylum law changes are causing refugee families like mine terrible worry | Letter

A reader highlights how the government’s immigration changes are affecting those who have been granted asylum and wish to apply for indefinite leave to remain

I am writing as a refugee who has lived in the UK since 2007. I claimed asylum in 2007, and my appeal was allowed by the first-tier tribunal (immigration and asylum) in February 2020. However, because of Home Office delays, I did not receive my five-year refugee permission until June 2022.

I applied for indefinite leave to remain in June 2025, but my application was refused because I had not completed five years from the date my refugee permission was granted. I was therefore expecting to apply again in June 2027.

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