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What do we mean by ‘undocumented migrants’?
The term ‘undocumented migrant’ refers to someone living in the UK, whom the Government does not consider has the right to remain. This is usually because they are a ‘non-citizen’ who does not currently have a valid visa or other form of documentation demonstrating their status or right to live in the UK.
What are routes to regularisation?
Pathways to secure immigration status for undocumented people
What is the ask?
One simplified route to regularisation, based on five years’ residence.
Background
The vast majority of undocumented people in the UK arrived through formal routes and were later made undocumented. The UK’s complex and expensive immigration system penalises people and makes them undocumented for a range of reasons outside their control, including inability to pay extortionate fees, domestic abuse, poor legal advice or a…