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Level of decision making: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on authority levels for decisions on British nationality applications based on different circumstances.

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Levels of decision making

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff detailing who is responsible for making decisions about British nationality applications depending on the circumstance.

Published 27 July 2017
Last updated 7 March 2024 + show all updates
  1. Update to the levels of decision-making from Senior Executive Officer to Deputy Director for nullity decisions to proceed on the basis that a registration or naturalisation was a nullity.

  2. Updated guidance.

  3. Added information on levels of decision making for new provisions introduced under the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

  4. Updated guidance published.

  5. Guidance updated.

  6. Updated guidance.

  7. Updated guidance.

  8. First published.