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Immigration Rules archive: 10 August 2017 to 27 December 2017, an archived document.
Immigration Rules archive for 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024.
Immigration Rules archive: 1 May 2017 to 9 August 2017, an archived document.
Immigration Rules archive for 1 July 2026 to 29 July 2026.
Immigration Rules archive: 1 January 2022 to 14 February 2022.
Immigration Rules archive: 1 January 2020 to 19 February 2020
Immigration Rules archive: 1 January 2015 to 26 February 2015, an archived document.
Immigration Rules archive: 1 August to 20 October 2014, an archived document.
Immigration (PACE codes of practice) direction 2000.
A quarterly report listing the fines (civil penalties) for illegal working given to employers in the North West.
A quarterly report listing the fines (civil penalties) for illegal working given to employers in the North East, Yorkshire and Humberside.
Immigration staff guidance on how to apply the policy on illegal working as a breach of asylum support conditions.
Guide for applicants who are considering on making a visa application, or sponsoring an applicant if they want to work in the UK.
General guidance on work permits, for any employers who still need it.
Immigration staff guidance on settlement applications from members of HM forces.
Immigration staff guidance on free movement rights of direct family members of European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss nationals.
Questionnaire used by UK Visas and Immigration when an applicant may be in a polygamous or potentially polygamous marriage.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider a person’s domicile based on assessing citizenship claims and applications.
Immigration staff guidance on derivative rights of residence under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006.
Nationality instructions about how UK Visas and Immigration decide the legal parentage of children from surrogacy.
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