House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
11 May 2022 · Home Office
Proposed by Kevin Foster Con Torbay
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At a glance
Key points
- Home Office is amending the Immigration Rules per the Nationality and Borders Act 2022
- Changes include differentiated asylum routes and clarification on humanitarian protection claims
- Visa regime for Salvadoran nationals and Electronic Visa Waiver access for Bahraini and Saudi Arabian nationals are being implemented
Issue summary
The Home Office is making changes to the Immigration Rules as required by the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
Action requested
Introduce differentiated asylum routes, clarify humanitarian protection claims against country of origin, implement a visa regime for Salvadoran nationals from May 11th, 2022, and allow Bahraini and Saudi Arabian nationals to use the Electronic Visa Waiver scheme from June 1st, 2022.
Key facts
- Changes reflect amendments required by Section 12 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
- Introduce three new types of permission: refugee permission, temporary refugee permission, and temporary humanitarian permission.
- Salvadoran nationals will need a visa from May 11th; pre-booked travel before May 16th can enter without a visa until June 8th.
- Visa requirement for Salvadoran nationals due to increasing asylum claims: 38 in 2017, 703 in 2021.
- Bahraini and Saudi Arabian nationals gain access to the Electronic Visa Waiver scheme from June 1st.
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