The Government is reviewing its policy on restricting asylum seekers' rights to work. The current position is that people seeking asylum can only apply for permission to work if they have been waiting for an initial decision on their asylum claim for over 12 months. Those who are given permission can only do skilled jobs on the Shortage Occupation List.
Documents to download
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Nationality Immigration and Asylum Bill (Bill 119 of 2001/02) (688 KB, PDF)
The Nationality Immigration and Asylum Bill: immigration and asylum. Bill 119 of 2001/02. House of Commons Library Research Paper 02/26.
Documents to download
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Nationality Immigration and Asylum Bill (Bill 119 of 2001/02) (688 KB, PDF)
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