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How to detect basic forgeries in identity documents.
Immigration staff guidance on assessing whether an applicant has met the English language requirement.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
List of authorised endorsing bodies for Global Talent.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications from people applying on the basis of long residence in the UK.
Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a Creative Worker.
You can enter the UK as an S2 Healthcare Visitor if you have been authorised to receive planned healthcare in the UK under the ‘S2 arrangement' or you're accompanying or joining someone who is.
Step-by-step guide to applying for additional services and making renewal applications.
Immigration staff guidance on deportation on the ground it is conducive to the public good.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Kenya for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Bangladesh for your UK visa application.
Use this step-by-step manual if you are a sponsor who is applying for a defined certificate of sponsorship (CoS)
A step-by-step guide to creating a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS). This document should be viewed with the SMS guide 4.
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications for further leave to remain made by applicants without valid leave.
How to apply to become a British citizen again after giving up (renouncing) citizenship.
Immigration staff guidance on criminal history for entry clearance applications in the UK.
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