UK Replaces Five-Year Refugee Leave with 30-Month Temporary Protection
The Home Office has confirmed a major change to the UK’s asylum framework, announcing that from 2 March 2026 newly recognised refugees will no longer receive the standard five-year grant of leave. Instead, successful applicants will be given 30 months of temporary protection subject to review. The change, introduced through amendments to the Immigration Rules, […]
UK Introduces New Asylum Rules
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has issued a Written Ministerial Statement confirming that, from 2 March 2026, the UK will replace the standard five-year grant of refugee leave with a 30-month period of temporary protection for new asylum claims. The change, made through amendments to the Immigration Rules, introduces an earlier review point that fundamentally alters […]