Guidance

Dependents in asylum support applications: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on determining whether a person is a dependant for asylum support purposes.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 22 August 2013
• Last updated: 26 January 2015 — See all updates

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Dependants on a support application

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance to help staff decide if a person is a dependant for the purposes of an asylum support application.

It also includes guidance on:

• adding and removing dependants from an asylum support application

• non-dependants who request to be accommodated together

• child dependents turning 18

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Published 22 August 2013

Last updated 26 January 2015 + show all updates

1. 26 January 2015

   Updated guidance.

2. 18 July 2014

   Updated guidance.

3. 22 August 2013

   First published.