Asylum claims in the UK: common questions

This briefing addresses some of the issues frequently raised by constituents about asylum claims in the UK.

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UK Parliament researchUK Parliament research
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https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9000/https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9000/
Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
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Tags: 
Asylum, Constituent, Refugees, Human migration, Politics of the European Union, Forced migration, European migrant crisis
Summary
Key Points: 
  • This briefing addresses some of the issues frequently raised by constituents about asylum claims in the UK.
  • ManyMembers often receive questions and correspondence from constituents about the UKs asylum system.
  • The UK received the fifth highest number of asylum applicants (44,800) amongst EU Member States in 2019.
  • In 2019, Greece granted the largest number of positive first instance asylum decisions per 10,000 population (16) and Hungary the fewest (0.06).
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