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Dependents in asylum support applications: caseworker guidance

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

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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
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