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This document is a consolidated version of the Immigration Rules and is now archived.
Immigration staff guidance on authority levels for decisions on British nationality applications based on different circumstances.
Immigration staff guidance on how to deal with litigation debts owed to the Home Office from applicants.
Detention services order 04 2020 about mental vulnerability and immigration detention.
Detention services order 20/2012 on dealing with MAPPA offenders.
Immigration staff guidance on how short-term student applications for entry clearance or leave to enter are considered.
Immigration staff guidance on how decisions are made about applications for new entrepreneurs seeking to establish a business in the UK for the first time.
Immigration staff guidance on assessing whether someone is excluded from Asylum or Humanitarian Protection.
Guidance about how immigration law applies to overseas surrogacy.
Describes how carriers must provide passenger and service information to the Home Office.
Immigration staff guidance on the policy and procedures for tracing family members of unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC).
Information and guidance on handling visa applications made outside the UK.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Angola 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 Vietnam for your UK visa application.
Information on using the app to apply for a Ukraine Family Scheme or Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) visa online.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider referrals made under the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme pathway 1 stage 2: separated families.
Immigration staff guidance on the service of appeal determinations.
Immigration staff guidance on issues relating to tape recorded interviews.
Immigration staff guidance on the background and rights of British overseas citizens and establishing if an individual has a claim to the citizenship.
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