Refugees: Afghanistan

(asked on 18th January 2023) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the (a) eligibility criteria, (b) prioritisation criteria and (c) guidance for caseworkers for pathway 2 of the ACRS scheme.


Answered by
Robert Jenrick Portrait
Robert Jenrick
This question was answered on 23rd January 2023

Under Pathway 2 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) refer refugees who have fled Afghanistan to the scheme, based on an assessment of their protection needs and vulnerabilities.

UNHCR is responsible for out-of-country casework activity before individuals are referred to the Home Office.

The seven resettlement submission categories used by UNHCR are:

  • Legal and or Physical Protection Needs
  • Survivors of Torture and/or Violence
  • Medical Needs
  • Women and Girls at Risk
  • Family Reunification
  • Children and Adolescents at Risk; and
  • Lack of Foreseeable Alternative Durable Solutions

We are pleased to have welcomed the first arrivals to the UK under this pathway and we will continue to receive further referrals.

Further information on the referral process can be found on the UNHCR website: https://help.unhcr.org

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