Home Office Asylum Decision (grant of status/refusal)

This guide from Right to Remain (last updated March 2026) walks through the outcomes of a Home Office asylum decision in detail. It covers what each type of leave to remain means in practice — including refugee status, humanitarian protection, discretionary leave, and other leave — with specific information on duration of leave, the 2026 rule changes introducing 30-month grants for claims made on or after 2 March 2026, pathways to settlement and British citizenship, and special provisions for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. It also addresses what to do after a refusal, including appeal rights, legal aid, asylum support, and signposts multilingual resources on refusals in eight languages.