Collection

Archive: Immigration Rules

Immigration Rules archive

Published 22 January 2014
Last updated 4 June 2020 — see all updates

• From: UK Visas and Immigration

Archived copies of the consolidated Immigration Rules as they were on the date before each statement of changes came into effect.

For example, the first archived copy of the rules shows them as they were on 18 July 2012, before they were changed by the statement of changes that came into effect on 19 July 2012.

2020

1. Immigration Rules archive: 6 April 2020 to 3 June 2020
   • 4 June 2020
   • Guidance
2. Immigration Rules archive: 20 February 2020 to 5 April 2020
   • 6 April 2020
   • Guidance
3. Immigration Rules archive: 1 January 2020 to 19 February 2020
   • 2 March 2020
   • Guidance

2019

1. Immigration Rules archive: 4 December 2019 to 31 December 2019
   • 2 January 2020
   • Guidance
2. Immigration Rules archive: 31 October 2019 to 3 December 2019
   • 18 December 2019
   • Guidance
3. Immigration Rules archive: 6 October 2019 to 30 October 2019
   • 18 November 2019
   • Guidance
4. Immigration Rules archive: 1 October 2019 to 5 October 2019
   • 16 October 2019
   • Guidance
5. Immigration Rules archive: 1 August 2019 to 30 September 2019
   • 7 October 2019
   • Guidance
6. Immigration Rules archive: 6 July 2019 to 31 July 2019
   • 5 August 2019
   • Guidance
7. Immigration Rules archive: 22 April 2019 to 5 July 2019
   • 20 August 2019
   • Policy paper
8. Immigration Rules archive: 6 April 2019 to 21 April 2019
   • 3 May 2019
   • Policy paper
9. Immigration Rules archive: 2 April 2019 to 5 April 2019
   • 3 May 2019
   • Policy paper
10. Immigration Rules archive: 30 March 2019 to 1 April 2019
    • 17 June 2020
    • Policy paper
11. Immigration Rules archive: 29 March 2019
    • 3 May 2019
    • Policy paper
12. Immigration Rules archive: 1 February 2019 to 28 March 2019
    • 3 May 2019
    • Policy paper
13. Immigration Rules archive: 21 January 2019 to 31 January 2019
    • 6 February 2019
    • Policy paper
14. Immigration Rules archive: 10 January 2019 to 20 January 2019
    • 22 January 2019
    • Policy paper
15. Immigration Rules archive: 01 January 2019 to 09 January 2019
    • 14 January 2019
    • Policy paper

2018

1. Immigration Rules archive: 05 November 2018 to 31 December 2018
   • 2 January 2019
   • Policy paper
2. Immigration Rules archive: 01 November 2018 to 04 November 2018
   • 22 November 2018
   • Policy paper
3. Immigration Rules archive: 28 August 2018 to 31 October 2018
   • 6 November 2018
   • Policy paper
4. Immigration Rules archive: 6 July 2018 to 27 August 2018
   • 13 September 2018
   • Policy paper
5. Immigration Rules archive: 6 April 2018 to 5 July 2018
   • 13 July 2018
   • Policy paper
6. Immigration Rules archive: 15 January 2018 to 5 April 2018
   • 13 July 2018
   • Policy paper
7. Immigration Rules archive: 11 January 2018 to 14 January 2018
   • 13 July 2018
   • Policy paper
8. Immigration Rules archive: 28 December 2017 to 10 January 2018
   • 7 February 2018
   • Policy paper

2017

1. Immigration Rules archive: 10 August 2017 to 27 December 2017
   • 7 February 2018
   • Policy paper
2. Immigration Rules archive: 1 May 2017 to 9 August 2017
   • 21 September 2017
   • Policy paper
3. Immigration Rules archive: 6 April 2017 to 30 April 2017
   • 18 July 2017
   • Policy paper
4. Immigration Rules archive: 2 January 2017 to 5 April 2017
   • 12 June 2017
   • Policy paper
5. Immigration Rules archive: 1 January 2017
   • 3 January 2017
   • Policy paper

2016

1. Immigration Rules archive: 12 December 2016 to 31 December 2016
   • 5 December 2019
   • Policy paper
2. Immigration Rules archive: 24 November 2016 to 11 December 2016
   • 5 December 2019
   • Policy paper
3. Immigration Rules archive: 19 May 2016 to 23 November 2016
   • 5 December 2019
   • Policy paper
4. Immigration Rules archive: 6 April 2016 to 18 May 2016
   • 5 December 2019
   • Policy paper
5. Immigration Rules archive: 1 January 2016 to 5 April 2016
   • 5 December 2019
   • Policy paper

2015

1. Immigration Rules archive: 19 November 2015 to 31 December 2015
   • 5 December 2019
   • Policy paper
2. Immigration Rules archive: 12 November 2015 to 18 November 2015
   • 5 December 2019
   • Policy paper
3. Immigration Rules archive: 15 October 2015 to 11 November 2015
   • 5 December 2019
   • Policy paper
4. Immigration Rules archive: 12 October 2015 to 14 October 2015
   • 5 December 2019
   • Policy paper
5. Immigration Rules archive: 8 October 2015 to 11 October 2015
   • 5 December 2019
   • Policy paper
6. Immigration Rules archive: 3 August 2015 to 7 October 2015
   • 5 December 2019
   • Policy paper
7. Immigration Rules archive: 14 July 2015 to 2 August 2015
   • 5 December 2019
   • Policy paper
8. Immigration Rules archive: 24 April 2015 to 13 July 2015
   • 5 December 2019
   • Policy paper
9. Immigration Rules archive: 6 April 2015 to 23 April 2015
   • 5 December 2019
   • Policy paper
10. Immigration Rules archive: 19 March 2015 to 5 April 2015
    • 12 January 2016
    • Policy paper
11. Immigration Rules archive: 17 March 2015 to 18 March 2015
    • 27 January 2016
    • Policy paper
12. Immigration Rules archive: 2 March 2015 to 16 March 2015
    • 27 January 2016
    • Policy paper
13. Immigration Rules archive: 27 February 2015 to 1 March 2015
    • 27 January 2016
    • Policy paper
14. Immigration Rules archive: 1 January 2015 to 26 February 2015
    • 27 January 2016
    • Policy paper

2014

1. Immigration Rules archive: 1 December to 31 December 2014
   • 27 January 2016
   • Policy paper
2. Immigration Rules archive: 6 November to 30 November 2014
   • 27 January 2016
   • Policy paper
3. Immigration Rules archive: 20 October to 5 November 2014
   • 28 November 2014
   • Policy paper
4. Immigration Rules archive: 1 August to 20 October 2014
   • 28 November 2014
   • Policy paper
5. Immigration Rules archive: 28 July to 31 July 2014
   • 1 August 2014
   • Policy paper
6. Immigration Rules archive: 11 July to 27 July 2014
   • 28 July 2014
   • Policy paper
7. Immigration Rules archive: 1 July to 10 July 2014
   • 11 July 2014
   • Policy paper
8. Immigration Rules archive: 5 May to 30 June 2014
   • 1 August 2014
   • Policy paper
9. Immigration Rules archive: 7 April to 5 May 2014
   • 3 July 2014
   • Policy paper
10. Immigration Rules archive: 25 February to 6 April 2014
    • 24 April 2014
    • Policy paper
11. Immigration Rules archive: 14 January to 25 February 2014
    • 24 April 2014
    • Policy paper
12. Immigration Rules archive: 30 December 2013 to 13 January 2014
    • 24 April 2014
    • Policy paper

2013

1. Immigration Rules archive: 30 November to 29 December 2013
   • 29 December 2013
   • Policy paper
2. Immigration Rules archive: 28 October to 29 November 2013
   • 31 January 2012
   • Policy paper
3. Immigration Rules archive: 1 October to 27 October 2013
   • 6 November 2013
   • Policy paper
4. Immigration Rules archive: 1 August to 30 September 2013
   • 1 October 2013
   • Policy paper
5. Immigration Rules archive: 1 July to 31 July 2013
   • 31 July 2013
   • Policy paper
6. Immigration Rules archive: 1 May 2013 to 30 June 2013
   • 30 June 2013
   • Policy paper
7. Immigration Rules archive: 6 April 2013 to 30 April 2013
   • 6 April 2013
   • Policy paper
8. Immigration Rules archive: 1 April to 5 April 2013
   • 5 April 2013
   • Policy paper
9. Immigration Rules archive: 28 Feb 2013 to 31 March 2013
   • 1 February 2013
   • Policy paper
10. Immigration Rules archive: 31 January 2013 to 27 February 2013
    • 27 February 2013
    • Policy paper
11. Immigration Rules archive part 6A: 13 December 2012 to 30 January 2013
    • 30 January 2013
    • Policy paper
12. Part 9 of the Immigration Rules archive: 13 December 2012 to 30 January 2013
    • 13 December 2012
    • Policy paper
13. Immigration Rules archive appendix A: 31 December 2012 to 30 January 2013
    • 31 December 2012
    • Policy paper

2012

1. Immigration Rules archive appendix T: 13 December 2012 to 31 December 2012
   • 19 December 2012
   • Policy paper
2. Immigration Rules archive: 1 October to 12 December 2012
   • 1 October 2012
   • Policy paper
3. Immigration Rules archive: 6 September 2013 to 30 September 2012
   • 30 September 2013
   • Policy paper
4. Immigration Rules archive: 16 August to 6 September 2012
   • 6 September 2012
   • Policy paper
5. Immigration Rules archive: 9 July to 19 July 2012
   • 16 August 2012
   • Policy paper

Published 22 January 2014
Last updated 4 June 2020 + show all updates

1. 4 June 2020

   Updated to add Immigration Rules archive: 6 April 2020 to 3 June 2020.

2. 6 April 2020

   Updated to add Immigration Rules archive: 20 February 2020 to 5 April 2020.

3. 2 March 2020

   Immigration Rules archive: 1 January 2020 to 19 February 2020 added.

4. 2 January 2020

   Immigration Rules archive: 4 December 2019 to 31 December 2019 added.

5. 18 November 2019

   Added 6 October 2019 to 30 October 2019 immigration rules.

6. 16 October 2019

   Added 1 October 2019 to 5 October 2019 immigration rules

7. 7 October 2019

   Immigration Rules archive: 1 August 2019 to 30 September 2019 added.

8. 20 August 2019

   Archived immigration rules 22 April 2019 to 5 July 2019 from published.

9. 5 August 2019

   Archived immigration rules 6 July 2019 to 31 July 2019 from published.

10. 3 May 2019

    Archived immigration rules from 1 February 2019 to 21 April 2019 published.

11. 6 February 2019

    Archive of rules 21 January to 31 January 2019 published.

12. 22 January 2019

    Immigration Rules archive: 10 January 2019 to 20 January 2019 added to the collection.

13. 14 January 2019

    Immigration Rules archive: 01 January 2019 to 09 January 2019 added to the collection

14. 2 January 2019

    Immigration Rules archive: 05 November 2018 to 31 December 2018 added to the collection.

15. 27 November 2018

    "Immigration Rules archive: 01 November 2018 to 04 November 2018" added to collection.

16. 6 November 2018

    Immigration Rules archive: 28 August 2018 to 31 October 2018 added to collection.

17. 13 September 2018

    Rules between 6 July and 27 August archived.

18. 13 July 2018

    Added Immigration Rules archive: 15 January 2018 to 5 April 2018.

19. 11 July 2018

    Immigration Rules archive 6 April 2018 to 5 July 2018 added.

20. 9 February 2018

    Archived rules for 11 to 14 January 2018 published.

21. 7 February 2018

    Archived Immigration Rules for 10 August 2017 to 27 December 2017, and 28 December 2017 to 10 January 2018 added.

22. 21 September 2017

    Archived Immigration Rules for 1 May 2017 to 9 August 2017 added.

23. 18 July 2017

    Added Immigration Rules archive: 6 April 2017 to 30 April 2017.

24. 12 June 2017

    Immigration Rules archive: 2 January 2017 to 5 April 2017 added.

25. 3 January 2017

    'Immigration Rules archive: 12 December 2016 to 31 December 2016' and 'Immigration Rules archive: 1 January 2017' added.

26. 12 December 2016

    Immigration Rules archive: 24 November 2016 to 11 December 2016 added.

27. 28 November 2016

    Immigration Rules archive: 19 May 2016 to 23 November 2016 added.

28. 19 May 2016

    Immigration Rules archive: 6 April 2016 to 18 May 2016 added.

29. 7 April 2016

    Immigration Rules archive: 1 January 2016 to 05 April 2016 added.

30. 5 January 2016

    Archived rules added, 19 November 2015 to 1 January 2016.

31. 26 November 2015

    Updated Immigration Rules archive: 12 November 2015 to 19 November 2015

32. 24 November 2015

    Updated Immigration Rules archive.

33. 12 November 2015

    Archived rules added, covering 15 October 2015 to 12 November 2015.

34. 10 November 2015

    Archived rules added, covering 3 August 2015 to 15 October 2015.

35. 9 November 2015

    Archived rules added, covering 14 July 2015 to 3 August 2015.

36. 16 July 2015

    Archived rules added, covering 23 April to 14 July 2015.

37. 6 March 2015

    Archived rules added, covering 30 November 2014 to 02 March 2015.

38. 3 December 2014

    Archived rules added, covering 6 November to 30 November 2014.

39. 28 November 2014

    Archived rules added, covering 1 August to 5 November 2014.

40. 1 August 2014

    Archived rules added, covering 28 July to 31 July 2014.

41. 24 April 2014

    Archived rules added, covering 30 December 2013 to 6 April 2014.

42. 22 January 2014

    First published.