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Asylum: Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the conflict with Iran on the number of asylum applications from Iranian nationals; and what steps she is taking to manage the antici

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
16 Mar 2026
Answer
16 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the conflict with Iran on the number of asylum applications from Iranian nationals; and what steps she is taking to manage the antici

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    There is no provision within our Immigration Rules for someone to be allowed to travel to the UK to seek asylum or temporary refuge. Those who need international protection should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach – that is the fastest rou...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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