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<p>Whilst we sympathise with people in many difficult situations around the world,
we are not bound to consider asylum claims from the very large numbers of people overseas
who might like to come here. Asylum is for people in danger in their home country.
Those who need international protection should claim asylum in the first safe country
they reach – that is the fastest route to safety.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2015 and December
2022, just under half a million people were offered safe and legal routes into the
UK– including those from Hong Kong, Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine as well as family
members of refugees.</p><p>This includes over 28,200 refugees resettled through the
government’s refugee resettlement schemes. Our family reunion policy has also reunited
many refugees with their family members; we have issued over 44,659 visas under our
refugee family reunion Rules since 2015. The UK is one of the largest recipients of
UNHCR referred refugees globally, second only to Sweden in Europe since 2015.</p><p>The
UK continues to welcome refugees and people in need through existing resettlement
schemes which include the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship, the
Mandate Resettlement Scheme and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).</p><p>Further
information on existing safe and legal routes is available below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-and-borders-bill-safe-and-legal-routes-factsheet/nationality-and-borders-bill-factsheet-safe-and-legal-routes"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-and-borders-bill-safe-and-legal-routes-factsheet/nationality-and-borders-bill-factsheet-safe-and-legal-routes</a>.</p>
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