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Immigration staff guidance on assessing whether an applicant has met the English language requirement.
This resource book contains the reference materials you may need when preparing for or sitting Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) Levels 2 and 3 examinations.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Customer service standards for visit and transit visa applications if you're applying from inside or outside the UK.
Use this step-by-step manual if you are a sponsor who is applying for a defined certificate of sponsorship (CoS)
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
Leaflet explaining Border Force's legal obligations to keep children safe.
A list of employing or hosting institutions approved by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for Global Talent.
Immigration staff guidance on criminal history for entry clearance applications in the UK.
Customer service standards for family visa applications if you're applying from inside or outside the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications under the Graduate route.
Level 1 immigration learning objectives for immigration adviser applicants.
To help sponsors create and assign individual and batches of confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS).
How to apply to become a British citizen again after giving up (renouncing) citizenship.
Immigration staff guidance on processing returning resident applications.
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.
How road transport companies and their drivers must secure their vehicles to stop people using them to enter the UK illegally, and to avoid being fined.
An overview of the Voluntary Returns Service (VRS) process, what happens once an application is received and practical information for applicants.
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