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Guidance on registering as a British citizen for Irish citizens and certain types of British national.
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How to apply to become a British citizen again after giving up (renouncing) citizenship.
August 2026 Introduction This guide is for people who have renounced…
Guidance to register for British citizenship if you are a stateless person.
Registration of a stateless person as a: British citizen British Overseas…
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Detention services order 02/2019 about managing age dispute cases in immigration detention.
Immigration staff guidance on International Forces and International Civilian Employees.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
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