Who is an Asylum Seeker?
The Cambridge Dictionary defines alyssum seeker as "someone who leaves their own country, often for political reasons or because of war, and who travels to another country hoping that the government will protect them and allow them to live there"
People seek asylum for fear of persecution which include the following:
- Sexual orientation
- Race
- Religion
- Political Opinion/Affiliation
- Nationality
Asylum Process in UK
In order to qualify to stay in the UK as a Refugee, an asylum seeker must have left the country of origin and cannot return due to the one or all of the reasons stated above.
Depending on your circumstances, the UK's asylum process differs. After filing your claim, you will be scheduled for a screening interview and given a caseworker.
The Substantive Interview, a follow-up interview, is then customarily scheduled for you. A decision will then be made after reviewing your case.
During the asylum procedure, you can be required to participate in additional interviews or provide more documentation.
An immigration officer will typically interview you that day if you request asylum at the UK port of entry.
After arriving in the UK, if you wait to request asylum, you will often be interviewed at a screening centre in Croydon, South London.
You won't have to go into depth about why you're requesting asylum; this may be done later. However, you will be questioned about yourself and your request for asylum in general, including the following:
- Personal information (language, name, gender, ethnicity etc.)
- If you had to leave the UK, do you think you'd face persecution?
- The nation from which you claim to fear persecution
- Whether or not you have a place to stay
- Do you have any relatives in the UK?
- Specifics about your journey to the UK
- Information about your ID (passport, driving license etc)
- Whether you have previously requested asylum in the UK Medical information
- Describe briefly why you chose to apply for asylum in the UK.
- Do you have a criminal record?
- If you want to send any supporting documents
You will typically have a second interview after your screening interview; this one is frequently referred to as the substantive interview. You'll get a letter with information on where and when to show up.
You will typically be interviewed alone for the asylum. Any information you share will be kept private, and if you require one, an interpreter will be made available to you.
The Home Office interviewer will probe deeply into your justifications for requesting asylum in the UK during the substantive interview. Even though some of the questions may be challenging to answer, it's crucial for the validity of your claim that you make every effort to be as thorough as you can. You have the opportunity to give the Home Office every detail of your case during the substantive interview.
Why are you frightened to return to your own country and how were you tormented there?
You should bring your birth certificate, passport, and, if you have them, your medical records, as well as any proof you may have of the persecution you experienced.
The major interview in the UK's asylum process is the substantive interview, which might last several hours because of the number of questions you will be asked. The identical question may be posed to you in various forms multiple times.
Following the substantive asylum interview
The Home Office will take into account all the data you supplied during both the initial screening interview and the substantive interview after your substantive interview. Additionally, they will review the data they have about you.
When decision is granted, you can either:
- Be permitted to Stay
- Be permitted to stay based on Humanitarian grounds
- Be permitted to stay based on other reason
- Be asked to leave UK
Negative decision can be appealed within 14 days of rejection with the help of a lawyer either through:
- Upper Tribunal
- Court of Appeal
- Supreme Court
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