Section 4 support: change requiring Iraqis to sign up to voluntary return

Section 4 support: change requiring Iraqis to sign up to voluntary return

August 2005

The Home Office has announced that from Monday 1st August a safe route of return
will exist for Iraqi asylum seekers whose asylum applications have been rejected.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is able to facilitate returns to Iraq
flying to Erbil, via Baghdad and Amman. IOM has recently opened an office in Erbil with
staff from the local community who will undertake "meet and greet" services and who can assist with travel arrangements to other areas of northern Iraq.

From Monday 1st August all Iraqi asylum seekers who make a new application for
section 4 support will be required to demonstrate that they satisfy one of the other
criteria for support. In most cases this will mean demonstrating they are taking all
reasonable steps to leave the UK or are placing themselves in a position in which they
will be able to leave the UK.

From Thursday 1st September all Iraqi asylum seekers who are already in receipt of
section 4 support will be expected to show they are complying with steps to remove
them from the UK in order to continue to be eligible for section 4 support.

NASS is planning to write to all Iraqi nationals who are receipt of section 4 support to
explain the situation. It plans to phase sending out of these letters. NASS intends to
review cases closely to ensure that section 4 support is only continued for those who
comply with voluntary return.

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	Section 4 support: change requiring Iraqis to sign up to voluntary return August 2005 The Home Office has announced that from Monday 1st August a safe route of return will exist for Iraqi asylum seekers whose asylum applications have been rejected. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is able to facilitate returns to Iraq flying to Erbil, via Baghdad and Amman. IOM has recently opened an office in Erbil with staff from the local community who will undertake "meet and greet" services and who can assist with travel arrangements to other areas of northern Iraq. From Monday 1st August all Iraqi asylum seekers who make a new application for section 4 support will be required to demonstrate that they satisfy one of the other criteria for support. In most cases this will mean demonstrating they are taking all reasonable steps to leave the UK or are placing themselves in a position in which they will be able to leave the UK. From Thursday 1st September all Iraqi asylum seekers who are already in receipt of section 4 support will be expected to show they are complying with steps to remove them from the UK in order to continue to be eligible for section 4 support. NASS is planning to write to all Iraqi nationals who are receipt of section 4 support to explain the situation. It plans to phase sending out of these letters. NASS intends to review cases closely to ensure that section 4 support is only continued for those who comply with voluntary return. Medact The Grayston Centre 28 Charles Square London N1 6HT +44 (0)20 7324 4739 +44 (0)20 7324 4734 www.medact.org Registered Charity 1081097 Company Reg. No. 2267125 back to the top of the page back to the news main page