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<p>Asylum seekers are not allowed to work in the UK unless their claim has been outstanding
for at least 12 months through no fault of their own. <br>The data requested on the
number of asylum seekers granted permission to work in 2018 is only held on paper
case files or within the notes sections of the Home Office's databases. Therefore,
the number of asylum seekers granted permission to work is not held in a reportable
format</p><p>Those who are granted permission to work are restricted to jobs on the
Shortage Occupation List, which can be found in the Immigration Rules Appendix K:
shortage occupation list (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-k-shortage-occupation-list"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-k-shortage-occupation-list)</a></p>
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