UK to start processing Syrian asylum claims again

The UK will start addressing the Syrian asylum claims again, more than seven months after the parked decisions were made after the fall of the Assad regime.

The asylum -minister, Angela Eagle, said that the Ministry of the Interior “worked to raise a temporary stop as soon as there is sufficient information to make accurate and influential decisions.”

She said that allegations can now be addressed, and he returns to Syria, which is in line with this.

BBC News understands that more than 20 asylum seekers who were living in the UK have voluntarily returned to Syria this year – and that thousands of others can now be within the revenue.

The ministers hope that the first return will take place to Syria before the end of the year, where a large source of the house office adds that they “will not say it is a million miles away.”

The government has published updated instructions For officials to make decisions on Syrian claims.

The United Kingdom suspended the decisions that stopped Syrian demands for asylum and permanent settlement in December, after President Bashar al -Assad’s overthrow for a rebel attack led by the Islamic Group Haya Tarir al -Sham (HTS), after years of civil war.

In a written statement, Mrs. Angela said that the stop “was a necessary step while there was no stable and objective information available to conduct strong risks when returning to Syria.”

However, this step left more than 7,000 Syrians pending a decision regarding the asylum demand for forgetfulness.

The majority of these live in the government’s residences, such as hotels.

The stopping also applies to the Syrians who have already obtained a refugee situation and were initially granted the right to stay in the United Kingdom for five years before they can apply for a permanent settlement.

Activists say that leaving them with this temporary situation makes it difficult for people to secure a job or housing.

“We know that stopping the decision -making has left the Syrian people trapped in more forgetfulness, unable to work, and move forward in their lives and fear of their future,” said Inver Solomon, CEO of the Refugee Association, the Charitable Foundation said.

“However, the situation in Syria is still unstable, and we urge the government to ensure that every asylum application is evaluated on the basis of each case separately, and to ensure the safety and protection of the Syrians who will face severe risks if they are returned.”

HTS numbers – which have been appointed a terrorist group by the United Kingdom – are now running the country, where the leader of HTS Ahmed Al -Sharra was named as a temporary head of Syria earlier this year.

Under the United Nations Refugee Conference, the individual must have a “good fear of persecution” to grant asylum and refugees.

The updated guidelines of the Ministry of Interior on Syria states that “the collapse in the law, order, or unconfirmed security positions does not in itself lead to a good fear of persecution.”

He adds: “There are no major reasons for the belief that there is a real danger of serious harm in Syria because of a serious and individual threat to a life or a civilian because of indiscriminate violence in a state of international or internal armed conflict.”

“All cases must be seen in their individual facts, with responsibility for a person to prove that they are facing persecution or serious harm.”

The United Kingdom was also The penalty for gradually lifting Syria on Syria.

The updated guidance of the government is based on a similar process to assess risks that examined whether Syria is a safe country.

This process is usually carried out jointly by the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and can only be done if the UK has a kind of diplomatic relationship with the country concerned.

Earlier this month, Foreign Minister David Lami met the temporary head of Shara, as he became the first minister in the United Kingdom to visit Syria since the uprising that led to the civil war in the country 14 years ago.

At the time of Lammy’s visit, the numbers inside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believed any step to start dealing with Syrian asylum claims again after a few months.

But some European countries have already started to address claims, as Austria has become the first country in the European Union to deport someone since the fall of Assad.

The BBC was told that the higher numbers within the Ministry of Interior believe that there is a risk that the United Kingdom will be seen as a more attractive place for Syrian asylum seekers, if European countries begin to address claims and return people, but the UK has not done so.

Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron raised concerns about the “clouds factors” that attract migrants to come to the United Kingdom on small boats, Before the “One in, one outside” deal signed by the United Kingdom and France.

The ministers previously suggested that the majority of Syrians who arrived in the United Kingdom before the fall of Assad were fleeing the regime, and some may now want to return.

Regarding the issue of returns, the instructions note that after the change in the government, the opponents of the former Assad regime are unlikely “at risk when returning to Syria only on this basis.”

Regarding the situation for religious minorities, it states that the Kurds, Christians, Druze and Shiite Muslims “are unlikely to face a real danger to persecution or serious harm from the state” and “the person responsible for showing otherwise.”

However, he adds that the Kurds in the areas under the realistic control over the Syrian National Army – an alliance of rebel groups backed by Turkish – “are likely to face a real danger of persecution or serious harm” based on their race or conceived political opinion.

She also says that although the new government has sought to confirm members of the higher minority, they will not be subject to violent revenge, they are likely to face the true risk of persecution or serious harm from the state because of their religion and/or important political opinion.

Many political and military elite of the former Assad regime belong to the Al -Alawi sect.

The guidance notes that in March Alawite minority members underwent a series of attacks That killed an estimated 800 people, with HTS groups that have been reported.