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A collection of the current Immigration Rules.
What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK as a citizen from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
The France-UK school trip travel information form allows you to bring a group of children from a school in France to the UK.
Guidance on the 2011 cancellation of identity cards, and information about new suppliers working with the Identity and Passport Service.
Guidance on the document checks that air, rail and sea carriers must make, and how they are charged for passengers without appropriate travel documents.
How to detect basic forgeries in identity documents.
Immigration staff guidance on managing an applicant's biometric information.
Use this information to understand how to apply for a biometric residence permit or learn whether prospective staff can work in the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on the requirement for a criminal record certificate.
Staff guidance on how to assess whether the exemption from the electronic travel authorisation (ETA) requirement applies to residents of Ireland.
Immigration staff guidance on travel document checks.
Immigration staff guidance on Home Office document verification checks.
General information on biometric residence permits for overseas applicants, employers and sponsors.
Immigration staff guidance on deciding applications to transfer a visa to a new biometric residence permit.
Information and guidance on handling visa applications made outside the UK.
This document contains the following information: Identity Cards Act 2006: draft code of practice on civil penalties 2009.
Use this information to understand how to consider proof of identity and perform Knowing Your Customer (KYC) checks.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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