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Asylum policy guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration toguidance on how staff make decisions on further submissions following the refusal of an asylum or human rights claim.
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Updated to remove reference to the differentiation policy which was paused in the July 2023 Immigration Rules changes as explained in a Written Ministerial Statement of 8 June 2023.
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Updated to: reflect the process to lodge valid further submissions, for example the current in-person process for lodging protection-based further submissions; explain the decision-making process where further submissions are made outside of a valid application; refer to asylum policies following the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, for example the differentiated asylum system.
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Updated guidance.
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Updated guidance.
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Update history
2026-04-08 16:53
‘Further submissions’ updated to reflect the validity requirements introduced to the Immigration Rules on 8 April 2026.
2026-04-08 09:00
Added a new document, ‘withdrawing further submissions’.
2023-07-26 11:35
Updated to remove reference to the differentiation policy which was paused in the July 2023 Immigration Rules changes as explained in a Written Ministerial Statement of 8 June 2023.
2022-06-28 00:15
Updated to: reflect the process to lodge valid further submissions, for example the current in-person process for lodging protection-based further submissions;explain the decision-making process where further submissions are made outside of a valid application; refer to asylum policies following the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, for example the differentiated asylum system.