Guidance

Medical evidence in asylum claims: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on considering medical evidence in asylum claims.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 5 August 2021
• Last updated: 30 August 2022
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  1. 30 August 2022

     Updated guidance to signpost decision makers to the relevant version of assessing credibility and refugee status guidance and updated standard of proof section following commencement of section 32 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

  2. 5 August 2021

     First published.

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Medical evidence in asylum claims

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff manage cases where there is a request to delay the asylum process so that medical evidence of torture or serious harm, usually a Medico-Legal Report (MLR), can be provided. It also covers how to consider medical evidence submitted as part of an asylum claim.

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