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Super priority visa service information for human rights claims, leave outside the rules and private life applications made in the UK.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Video explaining UK Visas and Immigration's processing times.
Immigration staff guidance on considering additional support for asylum seekers under section 96(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications for entry or leave as an adopted child or a child coming to the UK for adoption.
Chapter 8, section 1 of the immigration directorate instructions deals with spouses under the family members transitional arrangements.
Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a Government Authorised Exchange Worker.
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with asylum claims from claimants with a pending prosecution.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Russia for your UK visa application.
Customer service standards for work visa applications if you're applying from inside or outside the UK.
Immigration staff guidance for detention services order 09/2016 on reports submitted under Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001.
A step-by-step manual to reporting student activity.
Immigration staff guide for how UK Visas and Immigration considers applications to enter or remain in the UK as a dependant family member of a Tier 1 migrant.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Ghana for your UK visa application.
Immigration staff guidance on deciding applications from self-employed Turkish business persons, Turkish workers or their family members.
A list of employing or hosting institutions approved by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for Global Talent.
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