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Seamen arriving in the UK: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on considering applications from seamen arriving in the UK.

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff make decisions about applications from seamen arriving in the UK as operational crew of a ship or as passengers coming to join a ship as operational crew.

Published 8 July 2014
Last updated 31 December 2020 + show all updates
  1. Updated for end of EU transition.

  2. Updated guidance document.

  3. First published.