Visas and immigration operational guidance – collection

Chapter 08: family members (immigration directorate instructions)

Chapter 8 of the immigration directorate instructions is used by UK Visas and Immigration when dealing with family applications.

Contents

Chapter 8 of the immigration directorate instructions is used by UK Visas and Immigration when dealing with family applications.

Documents

1. Chapter 8, section 1: spouses

   • 19 November 2015
   • Policy paper

2. Chapter 8, section 2: civil partners

   • 23 January 2014
   • Policy paper

3. Chapter 8, section 4a: children born in the UK who are not British citizens

   • 9 July 2012
   • Policy paper

4. Chapter 8, section 5a: children

   • 9 July 2012
   • Policy paper

5. Chapter 8, section 9: unmarried and same sex relationships

   • 9 July 2012
   • Policy paper

6. Chapter 8: family members transitional arrangements

   • 11 August 2015
   • Policy paper

• Published: 9 July 2012
• Updated: 28 August 2014

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• 28 August 2014 4:17pm: Updated chapter 8: family members transitional arrangements.
• 6 August 2014 5:49pm: 'Chapter 8: family members transitional arrangements' has been removed from the collection. It is factually inaccurate owing to a policy change and we are updating it.
• 23 January 2014 5:29pm: Added more documents to the collection.
• 23 January 2014 5:09pm: Edited the body text as it listed information that was not useful for users.
• 9 July 2012 12:00am: First published.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration