Guidance

Additional grounds for cancellation of entry clearance: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on addressing cancelling leave in line with Section 5 of Part 9 of the Immigration Rules.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 1 December 2020
• Last updated: 8 December 2025
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  1. 8 December 2025

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

  2. 1 June 2023

     Appendix Adult Dependent Relative added in the ‘Routes covered by this guidance’ section, in line with Immigration Rules changes.

  3. 1 December 2020

     First published.

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Suitability: Section 5 additional grounds for cancellation of entry clearance, permission to enter and permission to stay (accessible)

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff address the grounds for cancelling a person’s entry clearance, permission to enter or permission to stay contained in section 5 of Part 9 of the Immigration Rules.