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Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Immigration staff guidance on how to recognise a genuine and subsisting relationship and identify a valid divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration when deciding applications from stateless people.
Locations where you can go to get your biometric ID document scanned if you do not have an Android device with near field communication (NFC).
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Algeria for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Japan for your UK visa application.
Immigration staff guidance on handling asylum claims from applicants who have a UK visa or have applied for one.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Malawi for your UK visa application.
A step-by-step manual to using miscellaneous confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) functions.
Guidance to apply to come to the UK as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) or to extend your stay.
Guidance for how certain people born before 1983, who didn't acquire British nationality at birth because their mother could not pass on status, can apply to correct that.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Sudan for your UK visa application.
Information and guidance on handling visa applications made outside the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on what to consider when receiving applications from asylum seekers who require additional support or care.
Immigration staff guidance on the early removal scheme for foreign offenders.
Use this guidance to find out how your child can become a British citizen if you adopt in the UK from abroad.
Immigration staff guidance on how short-term student applications for entry clearance or leave to enter are considered.
Use this step-by-step manual if you are a Creative Worker sponsor managing groups of certificate of sponsorship (CoS).
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