Can unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) and children of asylum seekers go on school trips abroad?
Children of asylum seekers cannot go on school trips abroad as they don’t have any passport or travel documents. When an asylum application is made the UK Border Agency (UKBA) will keep the applicant’s passport as long as the application or appeal is pending. If a request is made to the UKBA for the return of a passport in order to travel outside the Common Travel Area (CTA) the asylum application will be deemed to have been withdrawn. The withdrawal is considered to take effect as soon as the passport is returned to the applicant. If the asylum seeker travels outside the UK (even if this is within the CTA) without requesting the passport back, the claim will be considered withdrawn as soon as s/he leaves the UK. Where an appeal has been made, the appeal will be considered as abandoned when the appellant leaves the UK. Children with discretionary leave to remain/humanitarian protection A child with discretionary leave to remain, or humanitarian protection, without a valid passport can
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