Asylum seeker

Definition

A person who has requested protection in another country and is waiting for a decision on their claim.

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Edexcel GCSE History · 1HI0

Paper 1

Someone who has applied for protection in another country and is awaiting a decision on their claim.
An asylum seeker is someone waiting for a decision on a protection claim. A refugee is someone who meets the conditions for refugee protection; formal recognition confirms that status rather than creating the person's need for safety. Not every person displaced by war has the same legal status, and people may reach Britain through different protection schemes.
Revise: Context for Migration

Edexcel History past papers

OCR GCSE History A · J410

Paper 2

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A person who has applied for protection as a refugee and is waiting for a decision on that application.

Refugees sought safety from persecution, while asylum seekers were people asking for protection whose applications had not yet been decided. These categories should not be confused with labour migration.

Revise: Modern Immigration Debates and Policy (1962–2010)

OCR History A past papers

OCR GCSE History B · J411

Paper 1

An asylum-seeker has asked another country for protection and is waiting for a decision. The last term describes the stage of an application: it does not mean that the person’s need for safety is false.
Revise: Recent migration

OCR History B past papers