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List of English translation services in Japan.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Kazakhstan for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in the UK if you are a Hong Kong British National (Overseas).
Immigration staff guidance on when to vary a settlement application and grant permission to stay.
Guidance for people who wish to apply to the Windrush Schemes from overseas
Immigration staff guidance about British subjects and how to consider applications to acquire that status.
Chapter 19, section 3 of the immigration directorate instructions deals with section 1(5) of the Immigration Act 1971.
This guidance document tells caseworkers how to make decisions in casework compliance cases.
Immigration staff guidance based on the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for using interpreters.
Nationality instructions about how UK Visas and Immigration decides on applications from people who are stateless.
Guidance for the courts in England in considering the defence of taking steps to end a residential tenancy agreement.
Immigration staff guidance on entry clearance or permission to enter when a person has breached customs regulations.
Immigration staff guidance on handling HM forces exempt from immigration control.
A quarterly report showing the total number of fines (civil penalties) for illegal working given to employers in each region of the UK.
A quarterly report listing the fines (civil penalties) for illegal working given to employers in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Immigration staff guidance on section 31 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention.
Immigration Rules archive: 1 December 2020 to 30 December 2020.
Immigration Rules archive for 12 March 2025 to 1 April 2025.
Immigration Rules archive: 19 May 2016 to 23 November 2016, an archived document.
This document is a consolidated version of the Immigration Rules and is now archived.
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