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Immigration staff guidance on the standards and processes to be followed when assessing, scoring and prioritising immigration enforcement operational work.
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications in the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) category of the points-based system (PBS).
UK Visas and Immigration guidance for how it handles applications made outside the UK from seafarers.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in the Gambia for your UK visa application.
Guidance and information about entry clearance guidance and what it is used for.
Immigration staff guidance on applications for registration as a British citizen from children of British parents.
Immigration Rules archive for 1 July 2025 to 15 July 2025.
Immigration Rules archive for 4 September 2025 to 13 October 2025
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Immigration staff guidance on applying section 55 when processing applications for asylum support.
Explains how immigration advice exams are graded, including required communication skills and special considerations.
How UK Visas and Immigration undertakes student sponsor compliance audits and the potential outcomes.
This guidance explains full details of eligibility for the Windrush Scheme.
Funding instruction to support local authorities under Asylum Full Dispersal.
This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff when to ask for extra authorisation from another person or organisation before we issue a passport.
Technical details for sponsors using bulk data transfer to send information from their IT systems to the sponsorship management system.
Form used by UK Visas and Immigration when affixing a visa.
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