Question follow-through · 24359
Afghanistan: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing the rules on request to review ARAP rejections within 90 days of receipt when a person is in (a) a life-threatening situation and (b) has limited a
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 15 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 22 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
15 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing the rules on request to review ARAP rejections within 90 days of receipt when a person is in (a) a life-threatening situation and (b) has limited a
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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22 Jan 2025
Answer published
We understand that Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) applicants often face difficult circumstances where it is not always easy to request a review of a decision finding their application ineligible within 90 days of receiving an outcome lett...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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