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Changes introduced by Home Office statisticians to a wide range of UK migration statistics.
Immigration staff guidance on the background and rights of British overseas citizens and establishing if an individual has a claim to the citizenship.
Immigration staff guidance about the registration of minors born both in and outside of the British overseas territories.
Information pack for partners to help raise awareness of the Windrush Scheme.
Posters and booklets promoting the Windrush Help Team service in English, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu and Welsh.
Immigration staff guidance on who can register as a British citizen under the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997.
Immigration staff guidance on establishing whether a British overseas territories citizen (BOTC) holds that status by descent or otherwise than by descent.
Casework instructions for how UK Visas and Immigration decides applications for citizenship.
Immigration staff guidance explaining what to do when a passport is received as part of a nationality application.
This guidance tells His Majesty’s Passport Office staff about the renunciation (giving up) of British nationality.
Immigration staff guidance on how surrogacy in the UK affects a child’s claim to British nationality.
Template letter to confirm that citizenship and settlement applicants have a qualification in English for speakers of other languages (ESOL).
Immigration staff guidance on authority levels for decisions on British nationality applications based on different circumstances.
Nationality instructions about how UK Visas and Immigration decides applications under the interpretation acts.
Immigration staff guidance about the acquisition of British overseas national status.
Nationality instructions about how UK Visas and Immigration decides applications for citizenship.
The Home Secretary commissioned a lessons learned review into the events leading up to Windrush. It was internal, with independent oversight provided by Wendy Williams.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Immigration staff guidance about registration as British overseas territories citizens (BOTC) by people who would otherwise be stateless.
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