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EEA and EU asylum claims: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on EEA/EU asylum claims.

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Asylum policy instruction: EEA/EU asylum claims

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff make decisions on asylum and human rights claims or further submissions from EEA (European Economic Area), EU (European Union) and Swiss nationals.

Updates to this page

Published 13 June 2014
Last updated 25 July 2024 + show all updates
  1. Reviewed and updated in respect of the reference to proceedings under Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union in respect of Poland, against which proceedings were discontinued in May 2024.

  2. Guidance updated: simplified to focus on core EU claims issues, amendments to some references relating to EU membership, changes throughout to reflect the commencement of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

  3. Updated guidance.

  4. First published.

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