Non-refoulement protection claims
Please provide the following information:
1. The number of new USM applications made (by written signification) to the Immigration Department between 1 January to 31 December 2023;
2. Nationality breakdown of non-refoulement claimants who have lodged a USM application to the Immigration Department between 1 January to 31 December 2023;
3. The number of non-refoulement claimants who have lodged appeals or are
pending decisions by the Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement
Claims Petition Office ("TCAB/NRCPO") as of 31 December 2023;
4. Nationality breakdown of non-refoulement claimants who have lodged appeals or are pending decisions by the Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office ("TCAB/NRCPO") as of 31 December 2023;
5. The number of non-refoulement claimants who have a pending application for leave for judicial review or application for judicial review against ImmD's Unified Screening Mechanism / TCAB/NRCPO decisions as of 31 December 2023;
6. Nationality breakdown of non-refoulement claimants who have a pending application for leave for judicial review or application for judicial review against ImmD's Unified Screening Mechanism / TCAB/NRCPO decisions as of 31 December 2023;
7. The number of non-refoulement claimants pending application for a Subsequent Claim as of 31 December 2023, and their nationality breakdown;
8. The number of non-refoulement claimants pending removal as of 31 December 2023;
9. The number of non-refoulement claims withdrawn between 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023;
10. The number of non-refoulement protection claimants removed between 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023;
11. Nationality breakdown of non-refoulement protection claimants removed between 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023.
Permission to work
12. The number of applications for permission to work received between between 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023;
13. The number of applications approved on discretionary basis between 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023;
14. The number of applications rejected between 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023;
15. The number of applications withdrawn or no further action to be taken between 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023.
16. The average length (number of days) in processing Permission to Work applications made between January 2023 to 31 December 2023 by the Immigration Department.
Dear Lee,
Your application is received. We are now processing your
application. Thank you.
Security Bureau
Dear Lee,
Further to our interim reply on 18 Jan 2024, as we need some more
time to gather the required statistics, we will revert to you as soon as
possible. Thank you.
Security Bureau
From: SB-AIOREQ/SB
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2024 4:50 PM
To: 'Lee' <[FOI #1487 email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Non-refoulement protection
claims
Dear Lee,
Your application is received. We are now processing your
application. Thank you.
Security Bureau
Dear Lee,
Further to our interim replies on 18 and 29 Jan 2024, attached
herewith the reply from the Security Bureau. Thank you.
[See attachment "Final Reply.pdf"]
Security Bureau
From: SB-AIOREQ/SB
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2024 4:56 PM
To: 'Lee' <[FOI #1487 email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Non-refoulement protection
claims
Dear Lee,
Further to our interim reply on 18 Jan 2024, as we need some more
time to gather the required statistics, we will revert to you as soon as
possible. Thank you.
Security Bureau
From: SB-AIOREQ/SB
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2024 4:50 PM
To: 'Lee' <[1][FOI #1487 email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Non-refoulement protection
claims
Dear Lee,
Your application is received. We are now processing your
application. Thank you.
Security Bureau