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Support for Pakistani nationals returning from the UK (reintegration services).
Rules on how cases are handled in the Special Immigration Appeals Commission.
Immigration staff guidance on refusal of applications for entry clearance, permission to enter or to stay in the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on applications where a person is involved in a sham marriage.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Algeria for your UK visa application.
Information and guidance to support visa applications made outside the UK.
Detention Services Order 03/2020 about whistleblowing and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (c.23).
Information for applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme on how refunds are processed if you paid an application fee.
Explains who was eligible to be considered for resettlement to the UK in the first stage of Pathway 3 of this scheme, and the process for eligible people.
Guidance on joint working and information sharing between the Home Office and local authorities in England where the age of a person claiming to be a child is disputed by either.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider whether an individual is ordinarily resident in the UK.
Information about the Northeye site at Bexhill.
Immigration staff guidance on what to consider when receiving applications from asylum seekers who require additional support or care.
Immigration staff guidance to help make decisions on asylum support applications. Includes answers to commonly asked questions by subject area.
Immigration staff guidance explaining the process for considering human rights claims in overseas visit applications.
Detention services order 19/2012 about safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in detention.
Immigration staff guidance on applications for leave from domestic workers in private households.
Immigration staff guidance on decisions and orders on the exclusion of foreign nationals from the UK.
Immigration Rules archive: 20 June 2022 to 27 June 2022.
Immigration Rules archive for 28 December 2023 to 15 January 2024.
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