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Guidance on how to apply for a visa for a Commonwealth country or British overseas territory.
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications from seamen arriving in the UK.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Information on using the app to apply for a Ukraine Family Scheme or Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) visa online.
Immigration staff guidance on Home Office document verification checks.
Immigration staff guidance for a person who has been sponsored to perform a leading role within a faith-based organisation or religious order in the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on considering a previous breach of immigration laws.
Immigration Rules archive for 12 March 2025 to 1 April 2025.
Use this guidance to find out how your child can become a British citizen if you adopt in the UK from abroad.
Guidance on the UK Visas and Immigration policy on non-compliance with the biometric registration regulations.
Immigration staff guidance on registering asylum claims and completing the screening process for asylum claimants.
Information about applications submitted as the family member of a person who is living permanently in the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on when to grant an application to register as a British citizen under special circumstances.
Immigration staff guidance on how to apply the policy on illegal working as a breach of asylum support conditions.
Immigration staff guidance on applications for registration as a British citizen from children of British parents.
Use this step-by-step manual if you are a Creative Worker sponsor managing groups of certificate of sponsorship (CoS).
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Uzbekistan for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in France for your UK visa application.
Information and guidance to support visa applications made outside the UK.
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