Written question asked by Seema Malhotra (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 February 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 24 February 2023. It was answered by Leo Docherty (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 March 2023 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Afghanistan: Refugees

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2023 to Question 126658 on Refugees: Afghanistan, how many expressions of interest have yet to be reviewed.

Answer: FCDO launched an online system on 20 June 2022, closing on 15 August 2022, for individuals to express interest in UK resettlement under Pathway 3 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) in its first year. Details were widely communicated and the Expression of Interest (EOI) form was translated into Dari and Pashto. The EOI form was designed to have all mandatory fields populated and could not be submitted with missing information. FCDO began processing EOIs on 21 June 2022. We are assessing eligibility and notifying those who submitted an EOI of the outcome. We will update Parliament on numbers once all EOI processing is complete and we have assured data to share.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 150500
Session: 2022-23
Related items: Resettlement: Afghanistan
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer: Yes
Transferred: Yes
Subjects: Vetting Refugees Afghanistan Resettlement Home country nationals
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk