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Immigration Rules archive.
Immigration Rules archive for 14 October 2025 to 3 November 2025.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Prove to others you still have pre-settled status, if you later got another type of permission to enter or stay in the UK.
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Guidance for Ukrainian nationals and their immediate family members who wish to come to the UK under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.
Guidance for applicants outside the UK. It explains the steps to applying for and being granted a visa to live in the UK.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Guidance for banks and building societies on carrying out immigration status checks on current account holders and applicants.
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