questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the policy rationale for treating Indefinite Leave to Remain applications as withdrawn if an applicant leaves the UK while a decision is pending; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of this policy on young dependants.
answerText: In-country immigration routes, and any associated in country appeals rights, are designed to operate while the applicant remains physically present in the UK.Where an applicant leaves the UK before a decision is made, the application can no longer be cons...
heading: Immigration