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Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
The Home Office has announced further details of the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.
Immigration staff guidance on how to handle exemptions for visa applications made outside the UK.
Guidance for applicants outside the UK. It explains the steps to applying for and being granted a visa to live in the UK.
Introduction to using SMS for licensed sponsors.
Guidance to apply for a letter to confirm your nationality status.
This video explains how to recover access to your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account.
Immigration staff guidance on the knowledge of language and life in the UK requirement.
Immigration staff guidance on family reunion applications.
A list of endorsed funders approved by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for Global Talent.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in China for your UK visa application.
This video explains how to update your digital photo on your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account.
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 to apply to give up your British citizenship or another type of British nationality.
Information for applicants to the Health and Care visa.
Immigration Rules archive for 1 January 2026 to 7 January 2026.
Immigration staff guidance on considering family migration applications that are not required to or cannot meet the minimum income threshold.
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