Asylum: Overseas Students — Written Question

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Prime Minister's has considered establishing a framework enabling asylum-seeking students to access (a) internships, (b) placements and (c) other forms of work experience that support thei

Answer

Mike Tapp

Asylum seekers are eligible to apply for permission to work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. Those permitted to work are restricted by the Home Office to apply for jobs on the Immigration ...

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