UK plans "most far-reaching" asylum overhaul, may extend settlement wait to 20 years

Nov 16, 2025

Britain plans major asylum reforms, making refugee status temporary and extending the wait for permanent settlement to 20 years. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says...

98 Afghan Nationals granted refugee status by Japan

Aug 23, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 24 : 98 Afghan Nationals who fled to Japan due to the Taliban's rising atrocities in Afghanistan have been granted refugee...

US offers temporary legal status to Myanmar citizens

Mar 13, 2021

Washington [US], March 13 : The Joe Biden administration will offer temporary status to people from Myanmar living in the US, its latest reaction...

Japan grants official refugee status to Myanmar national footballer

Aug 20, 2021

Tokyo [Japan], August 20 : Immigration Service Agency of Japan on Friday gave a certificate of refugee status to Myanmar national football goalkeeper Pyae...

Asylum decisions up by 40 per cent in 2022 in EU

Apr 29, 2023

Among the 384,245 asylum seekers who were granted protection status in 2022 in the EU, 44 per cent received refugee status, 31 per cent...

US senators seek temporary protected status for Pakistani immigrants

Oct 19, 2022

Washington [US], October 19 : US senators have sought Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Pakistani nationals currently residing in the US due to this...