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Immigration staff guidance on what to do when applicant has lodged an asylum claim before 28 June 2022 (where transitional arrangements do not apply).
Immigration staff guidance on considering settlement applications by migrants who have previously held Tier 1 (General) leave.
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 for 22 February 2024 to 10 March 2024.
Immigration Rules archive for 9 August 2023 to 4 October 2023.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications to enter, remain or settle in the UK on the International Sportsperson route.
Immigration staff guidance on the language analysis process used by the Home Office, how it is accessed and when it should be used to establish place of origin.
Detention services order 04 2020 about mental vulnerability and immigration detention.
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.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Ethiopia for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Indonesia for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in the USA for your UK visa application.
Information on handling visa applications made outside the UK.
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
Immigration staff guidance on allocating, expediting, adjourning and concluding appeals.
Immigration staff guidance on how to decide on applications from abroad.
Chapter 14, section 1 of the immigration directorate instructions provides for certain people with no right to abode to be exempt from control.
Immigration staff guidance explaining the role and expectations of freelance interpreters when they are engaged to act on behalf of the Home Office.
How to apply for a UK visa in Cuba, go to the visa application centre, pay fees and collect documents.
List of custody orders that are valid in the UK for immigration purposes.
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