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Detention service order 07/2012 on medical appointments outside the detention estate.
Immigration staff guidance on military service and conscientious objection.
Immigration staff guidance on addressing cancelling leave in line with Section 5 of Part 9 of the Immigration Rules.
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 deciding applications to transfer a visa to a new biometric residence permit.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Malawi for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in South Korea for your UK visa application.
Immigration staff guidance on conditions that can affect asylum support such as breaches, antisocial behaviour, racist incidents and overpayment.
Immigration staff guidance on how to decide on applications from abroad.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Canada for your UK visa application.
Immigration staff guidance on considering automatic claims to citizenship based on a child’s relationship with their father.
How to apply for a UK visa in Cuba, go to the visa application centre, pay fees and collect documents.
Guidance on what to do if you get an email, telephone call or letter from someone pretending to be the Home Office.
Immigration staff guidance on the discretionary policy in place for those discharged from the British Army, Brigade of Gurkhas prior to 1 July 1997.
Immigration Rules archive: 1 January 2020 to 19 February 2020
Immigration Rules archive for 25 November 2025 to 8 December 2025.
Information and guidance on handling armed forces applications made outside the United Kingdom.
Guidance on handling visa applications made outside the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with post-licence changes related to Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors.
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.
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