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Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Customer service standards for settlement applications for the UK.
UK Visas and Immigration guidance for how it handles applications made outside the UK from seafarers.
Immigration staff guidance for assessing applications where the individual is claiming right of abode in the UK.
Use this step-by-step guide if you are a sponsor using miscellaneous certificate of sponsorship (CoS) functions.
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications through the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BNO) route.
Immigration staff guidance on the requirement for a criminal record certificate.
Immigration staff guidance on the common travel area (CTA).
Service for immigration advisers to download files relating to asylum claims.
Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a Government Authorised Exchange Worker.
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Examples of the evidence you must send us to extend your Global Talent permission or to apply for settlement.
Advice for avoiding delays at UK border control, including how to use ePassport gates.
A list of employing or hosting institutions approved by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for Global Talent.
Immigration staff guidance on the Global Talent visa category.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Nepal for your UK visa application.
Immigration staff guidance detailing policy and procedures to follow when supporting failed asylum seekers under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
How to apply for a Student sponsor licence.
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