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Archived version of the Immigration Rules as they were on 1 October 2012.
Immigration Rules archive for 1 July 2025 to 15 July 2025.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Laos for your UK visa application.
This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff what parental responsibility is and why we need it for passport purposes.
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.
Detention services order 6/2015 about facilitating marriage or civil partnership of detained individuals outside immigration removal centres.
Detention services order 06/2012 about managing the property of detainees in the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications for permission to enter or remain in the UK as aircrew.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Chad for your UK visa application.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Jamaica for healthcare practitioners.
Support for Bangladeshi nationals returning from the UK (reintegration services).
Support for Iraqi nationals returning from the UK (reintegration services).
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with asylum claims from claimants with a pending prosecution.
Detention services order 05/2013 on using profits from shops in immigration removal centres and other facilities.
These guides provide an overview of the UK’s points-based immigration system and key information about the application process.
Detention services order 06/2016 about women in immigration detention.
Immigration staff guidance on sponsorship customer service standards.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Rwanda for your UK visa application.
Describes how carriers must provide passenger and service information to the Home Office.
Immigration staff guidance on entry clearance or permission to enter when a person has breached customs regulations.
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