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Immigration staff guidance on sham marriages and the offences involved.
Detention services order 1/2014 about families in immigration removal centres.
Detector dogs are an essential tool in our efforts to combat and deter smugglers and those seeking to avoid border controls.
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.
Information and guidance on handling visa applications made outside the UK.
Detention services order 01/2015 about raising concerns of extremism and radicalisation.
Immigration staff guidance on entry clearance or permission to enter when a person has breached customs regulations.
Guidance for freelance interpreters working with UK Visas and Immigration.
Immigration staff guidance on handling HM forces exempt from immigration control.
Digital posters and leaflet designed for regulated organisations, ambassadors, and charities to easily download, share, and distribute.
Guidance to support visa applications made outside the UK.
Immigration Rules archive for 1 June 2023 to 28 June 2023.
Immigration Rules archive for 13 February 2025 to 17 February 2025.
Immigration Rules archive for 16 July 2025 to 16 July 2025.
Immigration Rules archive for 25 November 2025 to 8 December 2025.
Immigration Rules archive for 29 July 2025 to 3 August 2025.
Immigration Rules archive for 4 February 2025 to 12 February 2025.
Immigration Rules archive for 8 October 2024 to 8 October 2024.
The purpose of the MoU is to set out a framework for the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration and His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons to work together to perform their independent roles and separate fu…
Guidance from the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) in relation to its regulation and solicitors.
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