Guidance

Processing children's asylum claims: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on how to process and assess asylum claims from accompanied and unaccompanied children.

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Processing children's asylum claims

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance to help staff process claims from unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) and children making asylum claims in their own right. It includes information on the use of interpreters, providing advice, support and welfare, interviewing children, the appeals process and more.

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Published 16 April 2013
Last updated 22 January 2025 + show all updates
  1. Updated the guidance.

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  3. This guidance is under review and does not yet reflect changes under the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 where those came into force on 28 June 2022.

  4. Updated for end of EU transition period.

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