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Facilitated return scheme: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on the facilitated return scheme (FRS) for foreign offenders.

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From:
UK Visas and Immigration
Published:
19 June 2013
Last updated:
17 June 2025
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  1. Amended to clarify eligibility criteria concerning family members.

  2. Removed factsheet covering the European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss nationals as it is no longer relevant.

  3. The guidance has been updated with minor changes from Director to Grade 5.

  4. Removed the factsheet for non-European Economic Area nationals, which was out of date.

  5. Removed references to provisional acceptance from the caseworker guidance.

  6. Updated to reflect amendments to the eligibility criteria amendments and to remove references to AMIF funding and third-party resettlement providers.

  7. Changes to guidance and factsheets to reflect the eligibility of EEA nationals for the FRS, which comes into effect on 1 January 2022.

  8. New Facilitated Returns Scheme factsheet added.

  9. Updated guidance for use on or after 24 September.

  10. Updated guidance.

  11. Updated guidance.

  12. First published.

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UK Visas and Immigration staff guidance for criminal caseworkers about the FRS for foreign offenders, eligibility for the scheme and how it is administered by the Home Office.

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