Written Question·Home Office·UIN 119374

Asylum: Iran

Tabled: 10 March 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Chris Philp

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the conflict with Iran on the number of asylum applications from Iranian nationals; and what steps she is taking to manage the antici

Answer

Alex Norris

There is no provision within our Immigration Rules for someone to be allowed to travel to the UK to seek asylum or temporary refuge. Those who need international protection should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach – that is the fastest rou...

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