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Suspension and Closure of Refugee Family Reunion Route to New Applications

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryUnited Kingdom
Operative dateSeptember 4, 2025
CategoryFamily
Policy toolEligibility
Affected groupPartner or child of a person with protection status making new applications

Policy effect

The Refugee Family Reunion route under Appendix Family Reunion (Sponsors with Protection) is closed to new applications pending a review. Applications made before 1500 on 4 September 2025 by a partner or child of a person with protection status will be decided under the Appendix Family Reunion (Sponsors with Protection) rules in force on that date. In any other case, the partner or child of a person with protection status must apply under Appendix FM to stay with or join that person until further notice.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Applications made before 1500 on 4 September 2025 by a partner or child of a person with protection status will be decided under the Appendix Family Reunion (Sponsors with Protection) rules in force on that date.; In any other case, the partner or child of a person with protection status must apply under Appendix FM to stay with or join that person until further notice.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

This Appendix, also known as refugee family reunion, is now closed to new applications pending a review. … Delete FRP1.1. to FRP 10.1. … The changes in this Statement of Changes shall take effect at 1500 BST on 4 September 2025. … In any other case, the partner or child of a person with protection status must apply under Appendix FM to stay with or join that person until further notice. … FRP 11.1. Applications made before 1500 on 4 September 2025 by a partner or child of a person with protection status will be decided under the Appendix Family Reunion (Sponsors with Protection) rules in force on that date. In any other case, the partner or child of a person with protection status must apply under Appendix FM to stay with or join that person until further notice.
Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 1298Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 1298. Suspension of Refugee Family Reunion Route. Effective 2025-09-04.; UK Home Office, Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 1298, laid 4 September 2025.Open official source
Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68b861a7cc8356c3c882aa3e/E03439964_-_HC_1298_-_Immigration_Rules_Changes__Web_Accessible_.pdf

Review method

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