Written Question·Home Office·UIN 8506

Asylum: Employment

Tabled: 10 October 2024
Answered: 16 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Dr Simon Opher

LabourStroud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving asylum seekers the right to work whilst their application is being processed.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
Asylum seekers who have had their claim outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own, can apply for permission to work. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Immigration Salary List. This list is based on expert advice ...

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