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First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Meet the leadership team driving the strategic vision and operations of the IAA, dedicated to ensuring high standards across the sector.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Ukraine for healthcare practitioners.
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.
Information and guidance on handling visa applications made outside the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on Article 1D of the Refugee Convention and asylum claims from stateless Palestinians.
Information about the Northeye site at Bexhill.
UK Visas and Immigration settlement application guidance on civil partners.
Detention services order 02/2020 on investigations into incidents that happen in detention.
Nationality instructions about how UK Visas and Immigration decides applications from overstayers.
Detention services order 19/2012 about safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in detention.
Immigration staff guidance on requests for information from Eurodac or under Article 34 of the Dublin Regulation (EU) No.604/2013, for age assessment purposes.
Immigration staff guidance on EEA/EU asylum claims.
How to get the best out of your Immigration Advice Authority regulated immigration adviser.
Immigration Rules archive for 15 November 2023 to 27 December 2023.
Immigration Rules archive: 20 June 2022 to 27 June 2022.
Immigration Rules archive for 22 July 2025 to 28 July 2025.
Immigration Rules archive for 29 May 2025 to 30 June 2025.
Detention services order 09/2014 explaining procedures for medical emergency response codes.
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