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Refugees living in Britain will be subjected to an official review after five years where the Home Office will assess whether it is safe to send them back home.
Tens of thousands of people who applied to live in the UK permanently will face checks under a new government policy taking immediate effect.
"The policy is designed to meet our international obligations under the Refugee Convention and EU law by granting refugee status and an appropriate period of leave to those who need our protection," a document by the Home Office outlining the plans reads.
"To maintain a fair immigration system that requires all migrants, including those granted refugee status, to earn the right to settlement, and all the benefits that come with it, by completing an appropriate period of limited leave."
The strategy, which echoed many of the reforms brought in by Prime Minister Theresa May during her time as home secretary, is designed to make sure "those who
no longer need protection will need to apply to stay on another basis or leave the UK."
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