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Information on handling visa applications made outside the UK.
A guide to the civil penalty scheme for employers who give a job to an illegal worker.
Immigration Rules archive for 5 March 2026 to 25 March 2026.
Immigration Rules archive for 9 April 2025 to 28 May 2025.
Technical details for sponsors using bulk data transfer to send information from their IT systems to the sponsorship management system.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Armenia for your UK visa application.
Immigration staff guidance for decision makers considering cases under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
This policy explains how support can be provided to people with an urgent and exceptional need that cannot wait for a payment to be made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Rwanda for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Senegal for your UK visa application.
Guide for employers on the civil penalties for employing illegal workers.
Immigration staff guidance on deciding applications for a sponsor licence for Worker and Temporary Worker routes.
UK Visas and Immigration guidance for how it handles applications made outside the UK from aircrew.
This notice only applies to those contacted about the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
Immigration staff guidance on how to check if an individual or organisation providing immigration advice or services is qualified and what to do if they are not.
Immigration staff guidance outlining the policy for foreign-language documents submitted for asylum claims and the process for obtaining a translation.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Namibia for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in the Gambia for your UK visa application.
Immigration Rules archive for 11 April 2024 to 15 May 2024.
Guidance on what to do if you get an email, telephone call or letter from someone pretending to be the Home Office.
Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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