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Witness summons: caseworker guidance
Immigration staff guidance on explaining to criminal investigators what a witness summons is and how to apply for one.
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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on:
- what a witness summons is
- things to consider when you are deciding whether to apply for a witness summons
- the legislation covering witness summonses
- how to apply for a witness summons and serve the relevant papers
- when an objection can be made to an application
- about withdrawing a witness summons
- how the process is different in Scotland
Updates to this page
Published 21 August 2014
Last updated 25 September 2025
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Updated the criminal investigation guidance for witness summons with housekeeping changes and added an accessible version.
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New guidance published with updates to legislation and links.
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Corrected minor grammatical errors.
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