Exclusion from protection grounds: caseworker guidance
Immigration staff guidance on assessing whether someone is excluded from Asylum or Humanitarian Protection.
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UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff assess the following:
- whether an application for entry clearance, permission to enter or permission to stay should be refused on the grounds that the applicant is excluded from protection, or would have been excluded if they had made a protection claim, or if their previous claim was determined without consideration of whether they should be excluded from protection
- whether someone’s entry clearance or permission should be cancelled on the grounds that they are excluded from protection, or would have been excluded if they had made a protection claim, or if their previous claim was determined without consideration of whether they should be excluded from protection
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- Immigration Rules.
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Appendix Adult Dependent Relative added in the ‘Introduction’ section, in line with Immigration Rules changes.
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Update history
2025-11-11 00:01
Changes to reflect Part Suitability replacing Part 9: grounds for refusal of the Immigration Rules.
2023-06-01 15:31
Appendix Adult Dependent Relative added in the ‘Introduction’ section, in line with Immigration Rules changes.
2022-06-28 00:15
Updated to reflect changes to paragraphs 339D and 339GB of the Immigration Rules.
2022-06-20 00:15
Updated guidance.
Details
UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff assess the following:
- whether an application for entry clearance, permission to enter or permission to stay should be refused on the grounds that the applicant is excluded from protection, or would have been excluded if they had made a protection claim, or if their previous claim was determined without consideration of whether they should be excluded from protection
- whether someone’s entry clearance or permission should be cancelled on the grounds that they are excluded from protection, or would have been excluded if they had made a protection claim, or if their previous claim was determined without consideration of whether they should be excluded from protection
We
Updates areto aware this publicationpage
Published may1 haveDecember accessibility2020
Last issues.updated We11 areNovember reviewing2025
wehref="#full-history">+ canshow fixall these.
Readupdates
-
Changes ourto accessiblereflect documentsPart policy.
Details
UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff assess the following:
- whether an application for entry clearance, permission to enter or permission to stay should be refused on the grounds that the applicant is excluded from protection, or would have been excluded if they had made a protection claim, or if their previous claim was determined without consideration of whether they should be excluded from protection
- whether someone’s entry clearance or permission should be cancelled on the grounds that they are excluded from protection, or would have been excluded if they had made a protection claim, or if their previous claim was determined without consideration of whether they should be excluded from protection
We
Updates areto aware this publicationpage
Readupdates
-
Changes
ourtoaccessiblereflectdocumentsPartpolicy.
- Immigration Rules.
-
Appendix Adult Dependent Relative added in the ‘Introduction’ section, in line with Immigration Rules changes.
Update history
2025-11-11 00:01
Changes to reflect Part Suitability replacing Part 9: grounds for refusal of the Immigration Rules.
2023-06-01 15:31
Appendix Adult Dependent Relative added in the ‘Introduction’ section, in line with Immigration Rules changes.
2022-06-28 00:15
Updated to reflect changes to paragraphs 339D and 339GB of the Immigration Rules.
2022-06-20 00:15
Updated guidance.