Petition · Home Office
Stop the "Safe Return Review" Policy for Refugees in the UK
Closed
35 signatures
What the petition asks
The Safe Return Review policy requires refugees in the UK to undergo a review before they can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (Refugee Settlement). We think this policy has created years of uncertainty and instability for refugees. We urge the government to end this policy.
We think the policy:
- Overlooks the lives refugees have built in this country and that their relationship to the UK may go beyond protection; it has become their home.
- Means refugees are living in a state of limbo for years.
- Negatively impacts on refugees' mental health.
- Negatively impacts on refugees' career, their contribution to the economy, and their employers.
- Creates social injustice.
- Creates additional administrative work for the Home Office.
- Has no evidence of any positive impact.
- Overlooks the lives refugees have built in this country and that their relationship to the UK may go beyond protection; it has become their home.
- Means refugees are living in a state of limbo for years.
- Negatively impacts on refugees' mental health.
- Negatively impacts on refugees' career, their contribution to the economy, and their employers.
- Creates social injustice.
- Creates additional administrative work for the Home Office.
- Has no evidence of any positive impact.
Timeline
| 14 Mar 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Sep 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
35
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
14 Mar 2025
Closed
14 Sep 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 25 Aug 2026.