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Coronavirus extension concession (CEC) and exceptional assurance concession: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance explaining how to consider applications for entry clearance, permission to stay or settlement following a grant of the coronavirus extension concession (CEC) or the exceptional assurance (EA) concession

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Coronavirus extension concession (CEC) and exceptional assurance concession: caseworker guidance

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on how to consider applications for entry clearance, permission to stay or settlement following a grant of the coronavirus extension concession (CEC) or the exceptional assurance (EA) concession.

It also tells caseworkers how to consider time where an applicant had a pending request for exceptional assurance in settlement applications (i.e. how to consider this time for the purposes of considering whether an applicant for settlement meets a continuous qualifying period requirement.

Published 9 April 2024