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Immigration staff guidance on assessing whether an applicant has met the English language requirement.
Example images of category D and Certificate of Entitlement visa vignettes.
Step-by-step guide to applying for additional services and making renewal applications.
Immigration staff guidance on processing applications for an administrative review.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
This video explains how to apply for a visa or permission to come to the UK.
How to detect basic forgeries in identity documents.
Organisations funded to provide free support to vulnerable and at-risk people who need help with creating their UKVI account and getting access to their eVisa.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications for permission to stay in the UK on the basis of private life.
Instructions to local authorities about funding for the support and care of former and unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC).
Immigration staff guidance on the policy on applications for a visa or visa extension under a Temporary Work route.
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications for further leave to remain made by applicants without valid leave.
Immigration staff guidance on deportation on the ground it is conducive to the public good.
This video explains how to create, link and access your eVisa in 3 steps with no identity document.
You can enter the UK as an S2 Healthcare Visitor if you have been authorised to receive planned healthcare in the UK under the ‘S2 arrangement' or you're accompanying or joining someone who is.
This guidance explains full details of the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
Immigration staff guidance on criminal history for entry clearance applications in the UK.
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