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Draft code of practice about the sanctions for non-compliance with the biometric registration regulations.
Use this information to understand how to consider proof of identity and perform Knowing Your Customer (KYC) checks.
Immigration staff guidance on the service of appeal determinations.
Immigration staff guidance on managing individuals in detention who have claimed asylum and processing them into detention following an asylum claim.
Immigration staff guidance on providing support to asylum seekers temporarily admitted to the UK under section 4(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
Immigration staff guidance detailing when a person automatically becomes a British overseas territories citizen.
Immigration staff guidance on refusing crew members.
Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 30 January 2020.
Immigration staff guidance on UK Visas and Immigration's powers to search people and seize items.
Guidance for family members of EEA national students required to hold comprehensive sickness insurance (CSI) in the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on the offence a person commits if they do not have a valid passport or travel document.
Immigration staff guidance on procedures for right of residence in the UK for a family member of a EEA national.
Immigration staff guidance on the standards UK Visas and Immigration will operate in pre-departure accommodation.
Home Office consultation conclusion published December 2010.
Guidance for landlords wishing to rent private residential property in England to long-resident Commonwealth citizens and other long-resident non-EEA nationals.
Home Office consultation results published March 2011.
Immigration staff guidance on registering the children of British overseas territories citizens (BOTC) as BOTC and British citizens.
Immigration staff guidance on transferring or referring a case to another unit.
Guidance on how arrangements for Tier 2 of the points-based system operate.
Archive code of practice a licensed sponsor must follow to sponsor a worker to come to the UK as a performer in film and television.
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