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Points-based system (paragraphs 245AAA to 245ZZE).
Guidance about completing a fire safety risk assessment for people responsible for residential care premises.
Gives relevant professionals and the police an understanding of the female genital mutilation (FGM) mandatory reporting duty.
The Adult Dependent Relative route is for a person aged 18 or over who is sponsored by a relative in the UK (who must be a British Citizen, settled in the UK, have protection status or be a specified EEA national who has per…
Guidance for employers on how to sponsor a worker on the Global Business Mobility (GBM) routes.
Appendix Family Reunion (Sponsors with Protection)
Parent of a Child Student
Code of practice for the exercise by police of statutory powers of entry, search and seizure.
Guidance on the powers that the police, local authorities and other local agencies can use to tackle antisocial behaviour.
An overview of the Voluntary Returns Service (VRS) process, what happens once an application is received and practical information for applicants.
This is a member’s guide for the police pensions scheme 2015.
The Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP) brings together existing Afghan resettlement schemes.
Appendix EU (Family Permit)
Knowledge of language and life.
Ukrainians already in the UK with a visa may be able to extend their stay by extending their visa or switching to another immigration route, where eligible, even if their visa does not normally allow them to do so.
Explains how victims of persistent antisocial behaviour have the right to request a case review where a local threshold is met.
Check which countries are defined as developing by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Immigration rules for Visa Nationals transiting the UK landside without a visa.
Immigration Rules archive for 25 November 2025 to 8 December 2025.
This route is for Afghan citizens and their dependent family members to relocate to, or settle in, the UK where the Ministry of Defence has decided they meet the requirements for relocation to the UK as an eligible Afghan ci…
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