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Part of the Home Office, we determine who has the right to visit or stay in the UK, with a core focus on national security.
This collection brings together the guidance on handling applications made outside the UK from crew members used by UK Visas and Immigration.
Tips for sitting the OISC competence assessments.
Find out about safety and security requirements that apply to goods entering and exiting the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on how to process and assess asylum claims from accompanied and unaccompanied children.
Immigration staff guidance on assessing admissibility to the Common Travel Area or other countries.
The function of NCIS was to gather and analyse intelligence data in order to provide insight and intelligence to national police forces. Its role was subsequently taken over by the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
Home Office responses to inspection reports by the Independent Chief Inspector.
Responses from the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) to other organisations' consultations.
A government response to the ICIBI’s inspection of UKVI front end services.
UK Visas and Immigration entry clearance guidance for how it handles visa applications for exemption made outside the UK.
Change of personal circumstances form from United Kingdom Security Vetting. Only for use by holders of a current DV, SC, Level 1B or CTC security clearance.
United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) is the main UK government provider of security clearances.
Guidance from the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (the OISC) in relation to its regulation and solicitors.
UK Visas and Immigration entry clearance guidance for how it handles applications from the armed forces made outside the UK.
Resource book for level 2 and 3 exams for the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC).
The UK Council for Internet Safety (UKCIS) is a collaborative forum through which government, the tech community and the third sector work together to ensure the UK is the safest place in the world to be online. UKCIS is part...
Information on the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner's regulations that immigration advisers must follow.
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