The Home Office has declared that the survivors of the Grenfell Tower disaster whose immigration statuses are uncertain are to be allowed the opportunity to become permanent residents in the UK.

The Government said that individuals affected by the fire will have the chance to gain permanent residence as long as they pass security and criminality checks.

A one-year immigration amnesty was initially granted for foreign national survivors of the June 14 inferno and they have now been given a route to settlement.

Mr. Brandon Lewis, Immigration minister said the 12 months' limited leave, granted to eligible individuals who come forward by November 30, will now be extendable and lead to a permanent right to stay in the UK after five years, subject to meeting security, criminality and fraud checks.

"The Government believes it is right to provide the specific group of survivors who are eligible for limited leave to remain under the dedicated immigration policy greater certainty over their long-term future in the UK, subject to their continued eligibility and the necessary security and criminality and fraud checks being met."

Mr. Lewis said that – "This new dedicated immigration policy allows relatives who have come to the UK and who were initially granted less than six months' leave in order to provide a short period of support a survivor or to arrange the funeral of a family member to extend their stay to six months in total." 

The shadow Home Secretary, Diane Abbott, said the government had still not run for enough and called for the immediate right to indefinite leave to remain to be awarded to all survivors.