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Immigration staff guidance on the requirements for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen (BOTC) under section 18(1) and section 18(2).
Funding instruction for local authorities in support of the United Kingdom’s resettlement schemes.
Immigration staff guidance on the tariff-expired removal scheme (TERS) for foreign offenders.
Immigration staff guidance on the policy and procedures for tracing family members of unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC).
Guidance for landlords wishing to rent private residential property in England to long-resident Commonwealth citizens and other long-resident non-EEA nationals.
Immigration staff guidance on assessing admissibility to the Common Travel Area or other countries.
Immigration staff guidance on the free movement rights of European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss nationals.
Immigration staff guidance on decisions and orders on the exclusion of foreign nationals from the UK.
This guidance document tells caseworkers how to make decisions in casework compliance cases.
Immigration staff guidance on the code of conduct for Home Office presenting officers (POs) and presenting staff.
Guidance for criminal investigators in Immigration Enforcement (IE) and the Home Office in Northern Ireland.
Immigration staff guidance on bail and refusal of bail by criminal courts and police officers in the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on refugee integration loan applications and what happens next if they approve a loan.
Guidance on handling visa applications made outside the UK.
UK Visas and Immigration guidance on handling medical issues of visa applicants.
Immigration staff guidance on authority levels for decisions on British nationality applications based on different circumstances.
Use with the statistical bulletin 'Control of immigration: statistics, United Kingdom' and the quarterly publication 'Control of immigration'.
Immigration staff guidance on entry clearance or permission to enter when a person has breached customs regulations.
Guidance to apply to come to the UK as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) or to extend your stay.
Immigration Rules archive for 30 December 2025 to 31 December 2025.
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