Refugees: Greece

(asked on 21st December 2016) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Greece on preventing radicalised refugees from entering the UK.


Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
This question was answered on 10th January 2017

There is no provision in the Immigration Rules for people to travel to the UK to claim asylum and we have no plans to change that. An individual should apply for protection from the authorities in the first available safe country or through the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

We work closely with European Union Member States to share best practice on preventing individuals from becoming radicalised and to share information relating to people of interest for law enforcement, immigration and border control purposes.

Individuals granted refugee status in another Member State are subject to the same visa requirements to enter the UK as other third country nationals. Any person arriving at the UK border is subject to stringent security checks and we will deny entry to individuals who present a risk to national security.

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