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<p>The Home Office will consider your asylum claim by applying the ‘Refugee Convention’ and the ‘European Convention on Human Rights’ to the individual circumstances of your claim.</p>

<p>A refugee is someone who has a well-founded fear of persecution (being harmed) in their country because of their race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group (which can include sexual orientation), or political beliefs.</p>

<p>Those accepted as refugees are allowed to stay in the UK and will not be returned to the country where they face persecution.</p>

<p>If the Home Office decides that you do not meet the requirements for refugee status, they may grant you humanitarian protection.</p>

<p>Alternatively, the Home Office may grant leave if you qualify under the family or private life immigration rules, or exercise discretion to grant leave outside the rules if there are exceptional circumstances in your case which mean you need to stay in the UK.</p>

<p>If you do not qualify for any form of protection or leave, you will be refused. You may have a right to appeal a refusal, this could be an appeal in the UK or from abroad. If you are refused and your appeal is dismissed, you will be expected to leave the UK.</p>

<p><span style="font-weight: bold">Your responsibilities</span></p>

<p>When you claim asylum, you must be able to show the Home Office that you are in real danger in your country and that you need protection. It is important for you to provide information about what has happened to you and why you feel it is not safe to return. You should also provide all information relevant to your claim that you, and, if relevant, your family are in danger, and why you feel it is not safe to return. Your legal representative may assist you to obtain medical reports and country reports to provide additional evidence and support for your claim if this is necessary.</p>

<p>If you have come to the UK primarily for another reason (such as work or education) and you do not meet the refugee criteria, you should consider options other than asylum, including whether to leave the UK voluntarily. If you want to stay for family or private life reasons, you should make a valid application through the appropriate route.</p>

<p>If you make an unfounded or abusive asylum claim, including a late or opportunistic claim, it is likely to be refused and you will be liable for removal once your claim has been processed. In certain circumstances appeals can only be made after departure from the UK.</p>

<p>It is a criminal offence to use deception or provide false documents in support of an application for leave to remain in the UK and you may be prosecuted or sent to prison if you do so. This may also impact on any other applications you make in the future.</p>

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