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Document #1289802
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
For information on the immigration status
of a person awaiting a response to a refugee claim and on the
status after a refugee claim has been approved, please refer to the
two attached documents, Statement of Changes in Immigration
Rules and the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993.
According to an official of the British
High Commission in Ottawa, a person awaiting a response to a
request for political asylum (refugee claim) is considered to be
"exceptionally on leave to remain" in Britain (9 Dec. 1993). For an
explanation of the term "exceptionally on leave to remain," please
refer to Response to Information Request GBR15993.E dated 8
December 1993 and the documents, Statement of Changes in
Immigration Rules and the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act
1993.
The source notes that the time it takes to
reach a decision on an application depends on the circumstances of
each case. Once a request has been approved, the person becomes an
indefinite resident of Britain with all the rights and privileges
that go with that status (ibid.). In a case where an application
has been rejected, the person may be requested to leave Britain
(ibid.). Regarding the rights and obligations of an applicant
before and after an application has been approved, please refer to
the two British government documents.
This response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
British High Commission, Ottawa. 9
December 1993. Telephone interview with official.
Documentation, Information and Research
Branch (DIRB), Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa. 8 December
1993. Response to Information Request GBR15993.E.
United Kingdom. Immigration Service
Training Unit. 2 August 1993. Statement of Change in Immigration
Rules. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office.
. Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act
1993. 1 July 1993. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office.
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