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Criminal record certificate requirement: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on the requirement for a criminal record certificate.

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Criminal record certificate requirement

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on the requirement for certain categories of applicant to submit a criminal record certificate.

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Published 6 April 2017
Last updated 20 December 2021 + show all updates
  1. Updated guidance to reflect the changes to Part 9 of the Immigration Rules on criminality, the replacement of the Tier 2 (General) route with the Skilled Worker route and amendments to the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Codes for this route.

  2. Guidance updated.

  3. First published.