Does an asylum seeker have a right of appeal?
Most asylum or human rights claim refusal decisions would be accompanied by an immigration decision that can be appealed, such as a refusal of leave to enter, a refusal to vary leave or a decision to set removal directions. There will almost always be a right of appeal against refusal of an asylum application. There are important exceptions to this. The first is if the Home Office thinks an asylum claim is clearly unfounded. In these cases, which are mainly sent to the Oakington, Harmondsworth or Yarl’s Wood detention centres, the asylum seeker is only able to appeal to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal after removal from the UK. A process called judicial review can sometimes be used to challenge whether the claim really is clearly unfounded. The second main exception is where an asylum seeker is making a second claim for asylum. There may be no right of appeal in this situation, although legal advice should be sought. If I have no right of appeal and get refused, is there anything e