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.
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:
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