§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many appeals made from outside the UK were successful in each of the last three years for(a) asylum, (b) tourist visas, (c) work permits and (d) British citizenship. [102445]
§ Beverley HughesUnder provisions of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 which came into force on 7 November 2002, a claimant whose asylum or human rights claim has been refused and certified as "clearly unfounded" may not appeal that refusal until they are outside the United Kingdom. No such appeals had been lodged as at end December 2002 (the latest date for which data are available). However, for the small number of such cases for which appeals have since been received and determined, none has been successful.
Prior to 7 November, no asylum applicants were required to appeal from outside the United Kingdom.
There is no statutory right of appeal against a refusal to grant tourist visas or British nationality.
The number of successful non-statutory appeals made outside the United Kingdom for work permits in each of the last three years is as follows: 753 in 2000; 937 in 2001; and 2,123 in 2002. The issue of a work permit does riot guarantee the issue of a visa and/or entry to the United Kingdom.