‘When an adult refugee settles in the UK, they can apply for their children and partner to join them – the applicable policy suggests that reunion rights should be granted, in most cases, “automatically”. When a child refugee settles in the UK, their situation is different. According to the applicable policies in place, children cannot rely on automatic reunion rights. Instead, they can only apply to have their parents or siblings join them in the UK if a refusal to allow this would have “unjustifiably harsh circumstances”.’
Administrative Court Blog, 9th October 2025
