Guidance

Travel documents – no time limit: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on travel document checks.

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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
21 August 2013
Last updated
6 April 2022 — See all updates

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on completing different travel document checks. It tells caseworkers about no time limit applications.

People who have indefinite leave in a legacy document, in a passport that is valid, lost, stolen or expired, or have no proof of their indefinite leave status, can have their indefinite leave transferred to a biometric residence permit by making a no time limit application.

Published 21 August 2013
Last updated 6 April 2022 + show all updates

  1. Updated guidance to reflect the changed status of EEA nationals in the UK after 30 June 2021, to provide further instruction for adopting a 'balance of probabilities' approach, and to remove reference to the application fee for an NTL BRP from 6 April 2022.

  2. Updated guidance to clarify the historical impact of Section 1(5) of the Immigration Act 1971 on the immigration status of Commonwealth citizens. Previous versions of Home Office guidance contained errors regarding the impact that this legislation had. The Windrush Scheme policy (and relevant guidance documents) has also been updated to reflect this issue.

  3. Updated guidance.

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  7. First published.

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