Written Question·Home Office·UIN 92084
Refugees: Families
Tabled: 18 November 2025
Answered: 25 November 2025
Question
Euan Stainbank
Labour — Falkirk
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Statement on Asylum Policy of 17 of November, Official Report column 509, what the qualifying tests for family reunion for refugees applying through the work and study route will be.
Answer
Alex NorrisA refugee who is given core protection will have no automatic right to bring family to the UK. Refugees will be able to switch into a new, bespoke work and study route to access family reunion and settlement rights with new fees and conditions in accordance with the rules of that route. This will enable them to earn down their length of time before they can settle in the UK from 20 years.
The Government will set out the requirements and timelines in due course.