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Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications for naturalisation as a British citizen.
Immigration staff guidance on considering immigration status and deciding enforcement action.
The Ukraine Family Scheme closed at 3pm on 19 February 2024. You can no longer apply under this scheme.
This video explains how to view and provide your online immigration status.
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with applications to grant leave outside the Immigration Rules.
Immigration staff guidance on how to handle exemptions for visa applications made outside the UK.
How the Home Office will use your personal information to decide whether to grant your application to the EU Settlement Scheme.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Guidance on the priority change of circumstances service for Worker or Temporary Worker sponsors.
A step-by-step manual to creating and assigning a certificate of sponsorship (CoS).
Guidance for landlords, homeowners and letting agents affected by the introduction of right to rent immigration checks.
Immigration staff guidance on the registration of a minor as a British citizen by entitlement and discretion.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Pakistan for your UK visa application.
Immigration staff guidance on considering claims based on family life (as a partner or parent) or exceptional circumstances.
Ukrainians already in the UK with a visa may be able to extend their stay by extending their visa or switching to another immigration route, where eligible, even if their visa does not normally allow them to do so.
Guidance for applicants outside the UK. It explains the steps to applying for and being granted a visa to live in the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on processing applications for a citizenship fee waiver for individuals under the age of 18.
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