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Waiting list Immigrants Awaiting a decision on their asylum applications UK The British Home Office said it surpassed 175,000 for the first time in June, up 44% from 12 months earlier. Published figures show that since the start of 2023, 78,768 people have sought asylum in the country, in addition to those already waiting. The British Home Office finalized a total of 23,702 cases this year, 71% of which granted applicants refugee status, humanitarian protection or other forms of asylum. Migrant support organisation, the Refugee Council, told media that delays in the system were “having a devastating effect” on asylum seekers. “Their lives have been put on hold indefinitely as they wait anxiously to see if they will be allowed to stay in the UK,” the organization said. In the last 12 months to June, the British government indicated that 538,887 work visas were issued to foreigners, a record since current records began in 2005. Additionally, 675,208 student visas, 75,717 family reunification visas and 90,323 work permits were issued. Host program for Ukrainians, other visas.
*With information from EFE
