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Form to ask UK Visas and Immigration to review its decision to refuse your application for British citizenship.
This collection contains immigration staff guidance on general grounds for refusal.
How to appeal against our decision to refuse your application.
When and how you can ask for your visa decision to be reviewed (known as an 'administrative review') - eligibility, forms and when to appeal instead
Immigration staff guidance on suitability grounds under section 3 of Part 9 of the Immigration Rules.
Form to apply for an extension of stay or indefinite leave to remain in the UK if you were refused asylum but given discretionary leave to stay in the UK.
Guidance on what to do if your application for an account is declined or if your account is closing because you are in the UK illegally.
Detention services order 03/2017 about care and management of detained individuals who refuse to eat or drink.
How you can appeal against our decision to refuse your ACS application.
Grounds for the refusal
Appeal a decision by your local planning authority about an application for planning permission - documents you need to provide, who can appeal, how long it takes
Reasons why a tester can refuse to carry out a test.
When and how you can ask for the decision on your visa or immigration application to be reviewed if you're in the UK
When and how to appeal against a visa, asylum or immigration decision - appeals to the immigration and asylum tribunal, administrative review, fees, forms, further submissions
How councils should deal with litter, refuse and dog mess, and the penalties they can give.
Submit new evidence if your asylum application has been refused and you have no more right to appeal - called ‘further submission’
Use this sample letter to get evidence from an organisation providing domestic violence support services confirming refused admission to a refuge, if you're applying for legal aid for a divorce or separation.
Legal rules for trustees when deciding whether to accept, refuse or return a donation.
The refusal by the Environment Agency of a permit application for a Waste Management facility in Little Stanney, Cheshire.
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