Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Monday, 30 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 February 2006. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Monday, 27 February 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.
Indefinite Leave to Remain
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 30 January 2005, Official Report, columns 195–96W, what criteria are used by his Department in assessing subsequent applications from dependants seeking to join families with indefinite leave to remain in the UK; and what estimate he has made of the number of such applications that have been made.
- Answer
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Various provisions exist in the Immigration Rules to allow for those who can demonstrate dependency to join their sponsors in the UK. Categories include marriage or civil partnership, dependent children under 18, and in some circumstances, elderly dependent relatives.There is no separate provision for dependants to join a family after the decision has been taken to grant the family indefinite leave to enter or remain under the exercise for asylum-seeking families. Such dependants must apply for entry clearance under the Immigration Rules in the normal way.Figures on dependants coming to the UK to join sponsors, including British citizens, who are settled here are published in Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom, 2004. This is available on the Home Office website at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs05/hosb1405.pdf. Figures on dependants conning to join families who have been granted settled status under the exercise for asylum-seeking families are not recorded separately and no estimates are available.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 48289; 443 c90-1W;443 c90-1W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Related items
- Subjects
- Asylum Applications Entry clearances
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