Written Question·Home Office·UIN 108315

Refugees: Syria

Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 10 February 2026

Question

Claire Hanna

Social Democratic & Labour PartyBelfast South and Mid Down

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what methods are available to allow Syrians who arrived under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme to demonstrate their (a) right to (i) work and (ii) study in the UK and (b) recourse to

Answer

Alex Norris
Syrians resettled under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) were granted permission to work and recourse to public funds on arrival in the UK.The UK has transitioned to a fully digital immigration system, replacing physical documents ...

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