Guidance

Refusal of permission to stay – crew members: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on refusing crew members.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 7 December 2020
• Last updated: 11 November 2025 — See all updates

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Suitability: additional grounds for refusal of permission to stay: crew members (accessible version)

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on the grounds for refusing an application for permission to stay made by a crew member.

Published 7 December 2020

Last updated 11 November 2025 + show all updates

1. 11 November 2025

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

2. 26 June 2023

   An accessible version of the caseworker guidance has been added.

3. 1 June 2023

   Appendix Adult Dependent Relative added in the ‘Application of this guidance’ section.

4. 20 June 2022

   Updated guidance.

5. 11 October 2021

   Updated in line with the Immigration Rules changes on 11 October 2021. See 'changes from last version of this guidance' for details of the changes.

6. 7 December 2020

   First published.