Settlement — refugee or humanitarian protection

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What exactly is this: asylum, temporary protection, humanitarian admission, resettlement or another protection mechanism?

Settlement (indefinite permission) for people who have been on a protection route — refugee status or humanitarian protection — for at least five years.

See recorded sources

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-settlement-protection
A person who has been on a protection route for at least five years may be eligible for settlement on this route.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-settlement-protection
STP 3.1. The applicant must have spent a continuous period of at least five years in the UK with either: (a) refugee status; or (b) humanitarian protection.

Which population, circumstances or geographic group does the mechanism cover?

People who have, or were last granted, permission to stay as a refugee or with humanitarian protection following an asylum application made before 28 June 2022, or refugee permission to stay following an application on or after 28 June 2022; also partners and children granted permission as their dependants.

See recorded sources

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-settlement-protection
(a) permission to stay as a refugee or as a person granted humanitarian protection following an asylum application made before 28 June 2022; or (b) refugee permission to stay following an asylum application made on or after 28 June 2022.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-settlement-protection
Partners and children of a person with refugee status or humanitarian protection who is eligible to apply on the settlement protection route may also apply on this route if they have been granted permission to stay as the dependant partner or child of such a person.

Where can protection be requested, and is this a direct application, border/in-country request, referral or other process?

A direct online application from within the UK on gov.uk, using the form 'Apply to settle in the UK – refugee or humanitarian protection' (or 'Settlement Protection' where available), with biometrics and proof of identity and nationality.

See recorded sources

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-settlement-protection
(a) form: ‘Apply to settle in the UK – refugee or humanitarian protection’; or (b) form, ‘Settlement Protection’ where available.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-settlement-protection
(a) the applicant must have provided any required biometrics; and (b) the applicant must satisfactorily establish their identity and nationality; and (c) the applicant must be in the UK on the date of application.

What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?

A safe return review is carried out (unless the Secretary of State directs otherwise) to check whether changes could lead to revocation or non-renewal of protection. Applications are refused for specified criminality (e.g. a custodial sentence of four years or more). If settlement is refused but protection is still due, a further permission of at least 30 months is granted. Partners and children can settle alongside the principal (Appendix Relationship with Partner / Appendix Children requirements).

See recorded sources

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-settlement-protection
STP 4.2. When considering the Settlement protection application, a safe return review will be undertaken unless the SSHD directs otherwise to consider whether there have been any changes in personal circumstances or country conditions that could lead to a grant of refugee status or humanitarian protection being revoked or not renewed
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-settlement-protection
(a) has been convicted of a criminal offence in the UK or overseas for which they have received a custodial sentence of four years or more; or
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-settlement-protection
STP 5.2. If the decision maker is not satisfied that the applicant meets all the suitability and eligibility requirements for settlement for a person on a protection route, but is satisfied that the applicant is still entitled to refugee status or humanitarian protection, the applicant will be granted a further period of permission to stay on a protection route for at least 30 months.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-settlement-protection
(a) P has refugee status or humanitarian protection and is, at the same time as the applicant, being granted settlement; or
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-settlement-protection
STP 8.2. The requirements of Appendix Relationship with Partner must be met.

Which competent authority, UN body or official assistance channel should the person use?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the competent authority or official help channel.

See recorded sources

Limits of the record

Current GB capture review did not establish a literal, route-specific claim for this answer.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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Settlement — refugee or humanitarian protection

What exactly is this: asylum, temporary protection, humanitarian admission, resettlement or another protection mechanism?

Which population, circumstances or geographic group does the mechanism cover?

Where can protection be requested, and is this a direct application, border/in-country request, referral or other process?

What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?

Which competent authority, UN body or official assistance channel should the person use?

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