Hello everyone please find the below useful information from Home office, regarding corona virus and the asylum system .
Asylum
Substantive asylum interviews cancelled
The Home Office has decided to “pause face to face substantive asylum interviews for now”, according to correspondence from the Asylum Operations team. All interviews scheduled from 19 March onward are cancelled.
Further submissions no longer in person
As of 18 March, asylum seekers who wish to put in further submissions with a view to have their case considered as a fresh claim no longer need to turn up in person. The following email is from the Assistant Director of Further Submissions and Further Leave Casework at UK Visa and Immigration:
With effect from Wednesday 18th March, until further notice the Home Office has temporarily suspended the requirement for Further Submissions to be lodged in person in Liverpool. The Home Office is also cancelling all existing appointments. Applicants wishing to lodge a Further Submission in support of a fresh claim for asylum will be able to submit this via e-mail to a dedicated in-box or through the pre-existing postal route. The in-box for Further Submissions to be e-mailed to is :
CSUEC@homeoffice.gov.uk.