Guidance

Eritrea: country policy and information notes

Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 9 December 2016
• Last updated: 4 April 2023 — See all updates

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Country policy and information note: national service and illegal exit, Eritrea, September 2021

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Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

The notes also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.

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Published 9 December 2016
Last updated 4 April 2023 + show all updates

1. 4 April 2023

   Removed out of date country policy and information note: religious groups, Eritrea, February 2018.

2. 20 September 2021

   Updated guidance on national service and illegal exit.

3. 17 September 2021

   Removed the following guidance as it is now out of date: Report of a Home Office fact finding mission: illegal exit and national service, Eritrea, February 2016.

4. 17 July 2018

   Updated guidance on national service and illegal exit.

5. 7 February 2018

   Replaced the Eritrea Country Policy and Information Note (CPIN) on religious groups with an updated version.

6. 9 December 2016

   First published.