To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to resume processing asylum applications from Syrian nationals.
Answered on
8 January 2025
We keep all country guidance relating to asylum claims under constant review, so we can respond to emerging issues. Following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, the Home Office has withdrawn the Country Policy Information Notes and Guidance relating to Syria.
Consequently, as the Home Office continues to assess the current situation in Syria, the Home Office has temporarily paused decisions on Syrian asylum claims.
We will provide a further update to Parliament as soon as possible.
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