Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether a refugee with newly granted refugee status requires (1) an e-visa, or (2) an asylum decision letter, to apply for Universal Credit.

A newly granted refugee will have digital status (e-visa) at the point a positive decision is made; the Home Office will create the eVisa account on behalf of the newly granted refugee, and the individual can commence the move on process and access some key services prior to their eVisa account being created. Individuals can use their Application Registration Card (ARC) along with the asylum decision letter to access benefits.