official legal status of a person who has fled their home region for asylum in a host country, which is expected to provide civil rights, the right to work, and access to social services.

Refugee status means that a person has the protection of the government where s/he lives as an immigrant and can not be forced to return home until such time as it is deemed to be safe to go back. Ref [..]

Refugee status is awarded to someone the Home Office recognises as a refugee as described in the Refugee Convention. A person given refugee status is normally granted leave to remain in the UK for 5 y [..]

The status given to those who are recognised as meeting the criteria set out in the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the status of refugees.