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<div data-wrapper="true" style="font-size: 12px; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif"> <p>It is important that you keep the Home Office and your legal representative up to date with your details if they change. A letter may be sent to you directly confirming the outcome of your case.</p> <p>You can update the asylum teams via your legal representative, your reporting centre or online <a href="https://visa-address-update.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>It is important that you continue to report to your local reporting centre while waiting for your asylum decision in accordance with your reporting paper. See more about reporting requirements <a href="https://ellis.custhelp.com/app/answers/list/c/646" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>If the Home Office has not decided your asylum claim within 12 months or has not interviewed you yet, you can apply to them for permission to work. This may be granted if you are not considered responsible for the delay in decision making. Any permission to work stops if your asylum claim is refused, and any appeal has been unsuccessful.</p> <p>If you are granted permission to work, you will only be able to take jobs that are on the Shortage Occupation List (this is a list of work that you are allowed to do) which is available on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-k-shortage-occupation-list" target="_blank">Gov.UK website</a>. Any income may affect your entitlement to asylum support and legal aid. You should inform the Home Office support teams and your legal representative if you start working.</p> <p>As an asylum seeker you can volunteer while you are in the UK. You can volunteer within public sector agencies, not-for-profit organisations and charities, but there may be some restrictions on the type of activity you can undertake. You cannot receive payment for your time but can be reimbursed reasonable expenses, e.g. travel costs and lunch.</p> </div>
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