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Immigration staff guidance on the requirement for a criminal record certificate.
Check if an occupation code is eligible for the PhD salary discount on the Skilled Worker or Health and Care visa routes - and how much you'll need to be paid.
The Afghan citizens resettlement scheme separated families (ACRS) pathway closed at 3pm on 30 October 2024. You can no longer make a referral under this scheme.
Immigration staff guidance detailing policy and procedures to follow when supporting failed asylum seekers under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
A list of the civil penalties that can prevent you from getting or keeping your sponsorship licence.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Zimbabwe for your UK visa application.
How to ask us to review a decision we made about a Frontier Worker permit.
Immigration staff guidance on permitting access to public funds.
Guidance to register as a British citizen if you have certain other types of British nationality.
Advice for avoiding delays at UK border control, including how to use ePassport gates.
Customer service standards for work visa applications if you're applying from inside or outside the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on the Global Talent visa category.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Immigration Rules archive for 6 June 2024 to 9 September 2024.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Sri Lanka for your UK visa application.
Immigration staff guide for how UK Visas and Immigration considers applications to enter or remain in the UK on the Global Business Mobility routes.
Immigration Rules archive for 16 July 2025 to 21 July 2025.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Uganda for your UK visa application.
Guidance on sponsoring an International Sportsperson.
Immigration staff guidance on which cases may be checked through international biometric data-sharing and how to arrange these checks and use the results.
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