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Immigration staff guidance on processing returning resident applications.
Immigration staff guidance on making a decision about reconsidering an application.
A list of the immigration offences that can prevent you from getting a sponsorship licence.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Examples of the evidence you must send us to extend your Global Talent permission or to apply for settlement.
Immigration staff guidance on assessing the age of an applicant when they claim to be a child.
Immigration staff guidance on the requirement for a criminal record certificate.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Cameroon for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Uganda for your UK visa application.
Guidance for employers on how to avoid discrimination when carrying out right to work checks.
Guidance to help students through passport control when arriving at the UK Border.
Immigration staff guidance detailing policy and procedures to follow when supporting failed asylum seekers under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
How accredited initial teacher training (ITT) providers can recruit trainees who are not UK or Irish nationals.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider granting humanitarian protection.
Information for applicants about the process of the online competence assessment from the Immigration Advice Authority.
Immigration staff guidance on the Global Talent visa category.
Immigration Rules archive for 5 August 2025 to 5 August 2025.
Use this step-by-step guide if you are a sponsor using miscellaneous certificate of sponsorship (CoS) functions.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Sri Lanka for your UK visa application.
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