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Exclusion from the UK – decisions and orders: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on decisions and orders on the exclusion of foreign nationals from the UK.

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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
16 July 2013
Last updated
11 November 2025 — See all updates

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UK Visas and Immigration staff guidance that explains the grounds on which someone can be excluded from the UK.

Updates to this page

Published 16 July 2013
Last updated 11 November 2025 show all updates

  1. Changes to reflect Part Suitability replacing Part 9: grounds for refusal of the Immigration Rules.

  2. Updated to reflect the new policy on elites linked to the Russian State and to provide clarification of state threats.

  3. Changes to reflect the government’s updated definition of extremism.

  4. Changes from Director, AD and DD to Grades.

  5. Amendments to the guidance to update the sections on grounds for exclusion, consideration of exclusion, cancellation of existing status and notification of exclusion and to reflect the introduction of the Authority to Carry Scheme 2023.

  6. Updated guidance.

  7. Updated for end of EU transition period.

  8. Updated guidance document

  9. Replaced the document with a new version.

  10. 'Exclusion decisions and exclusion orders' guidance removed and replaced by 'Exclusion from the UK'.

  11. Updated guidance.

  12. Updated 29 January 2014

  13. First published.

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