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Home Office consultation published 7 December 2009.
Home Office consultation questionnaire results published March 2011.
UK Visas and Immigration guidance for how it considers applications from people claiming a derivative right of residence.
Entry clearance guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to decide applications to come to the UK.
Equality impact assessment and impact assessment for the English language requirement for partners used by UK Visas and Immigration.
Immigration staff guidance on transferring or referring a case to another unit.
Immigration staff guidance on triaging and allocating cases.
This document sets out the UK Visas and Immigration position on reviewing applications following the High Court judgment.
Immigration directorate instructions chapter 1: list of former British dependencies and British overseas territories
Guide to the documents you need for a VAF4A (family visa) application for a child adopted in Thailand.
List of New York-based independent visa services and agents that are registered with the Home Office.
Information on applying for a UK business visitor visa in Turkey.
Chapter 1, section 16 of the immigration directorate instructions deals with how UK Visas and Immigration handles gender recognition issues.
Chapter 5, section 13 of the immigration directorate instructions deals with applications to enter the UK on the international graduate scheme.
Chapter 5, section 14 of the immigration directorate instructions deals with applications to enter the UK on the fresh talent working in Scotland scheme.
Chapter 9, section 1 of the immigration directorate instructions deals with whether an adverse decision on an application is justified.
UK Visas and Immigration guidance on handling armed forces applications made outside the UK.
A list of restricted certificates allocated each month for employer sponsorship in Skilled Worker.
Guidance and information about UK Visas and Immigration's values and customer service, as well as what it expects from customers.
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