Guidance

Criminal record certificate requirement: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on the requirement for a criminal record certificate.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 6 April 2017
• Last updated: 11 November 2025 — See all updates

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on the requirement for certain categories of applicant to submit a criminal record certificate.

Published 6 April 2017

Last updated 11 November 2025 + show all updates

1. 11 November 2025

   Minor changes mean slight adjustments to reflect Part Suitability replacing Part 9: grounds for refusal of the Immigration Rules.

2. 20 December 2021

   Updated guidance to reflect the changes to Part 9 of the Immigration Rules on criminality, the replacement of the Tier 2 (General) route with the Skilled Worker route and amendments to the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Codes for this route.

3. 11 January 2018

   Guidance updated.

4. 6 April 2017

   First published.