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Immigration staff guidance on settlement applications from members of HM forces.
Guidance for banks and building societies on carrying out immigration status checks on current account holders and applicants.
Immigration Rules archive for 29 May 2025 to 30 June 2025.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Fiji for your UK visa application.
This page outlines the application process for organisations registering to provide Level 1 Immigration advice and services related to the EU Settlement Scheme.
Immigration staff guidance on entry clearance or permission to enter when a person has breached customs regulations.
Immigration staff guidance on the requirements for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen (BOTC) under section 18(1) and section 18(2).
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the customer’s place and country of birth and how they must be shown on the passport and in our records.
This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff what parental responsibility is and why we need it for passport purposes.
Guidance for regulated organisations on the Immigration Advice Authority complaints redirection scheme.
HM Passport Office guidance on how to deal with applications involving parental responsibility, court orders, testamentary guardians and loco parentis.
Immigration staff guidance for registering British nationals as citizens under the British Nationality Act 1981.
Immigration staff guidance on the language analysis process used by the Home Office, how it is accessed and when it should be used to establish place of origin.
Outline of responsibilities of the Home Office, subcontractors and agencies when domestic abuse is disclosed by people seeking asylum.
This guidance is for people of Chagossian descent who have, or are applying for, British citizenship and are planning to move to the UK.
UK Visas and Immigration guidance on handling medical issues of visa applicants.
Detention service order 07/2012 on medical appointments outside the detention estate.
Immigration staff guidance on nationality applications and claims to British citizenship based on adoption.
Find out which research jobs may require an ATAS certificate when applying for a visa to work in the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on determining whether a person is a dependant for asylum support purposes.
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