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Describes the process for serious disclosures of criminal convictions by immigration advisers.
HM Passport Office guidance on how to deal with applications involving parental responsibility, court orders, testamentary guardians and loco parentis.
Immigration staff guidance on applications for defined certificates of sponsorship (DCoS) under the points-based system (PBS).
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with post-licence changes related to Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications in the Tier 1 (Investor) category of the points-based system.
Detention services order 1/2018 about the release of detainees on receipt of an IS106 release order or notification of bail granted by a judge of the First-tier Tribunal.
Immigration staff guidance on how short-term student applications for entry clearance or leave to enter are considered.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider requests to register individuals who are stateless as British citizens.
Immigration staff guidance on assessing admissibility to the Common Travel Area or other countries.
Guidance for local authorities and partners on the Syrian vulnerable person resettlement programme (VPR)
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Azerbaijan for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in the Democratic Republic of Congo for your visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Jordan for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Peru for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Vietnam for your UK visa application.
Customer service standards for Ukraine visa applications if you're applying from outside the UK.
Detention services order 05/2013 on using profits from shops in immigration removal centres and other facilities.
Immigration staff guidance on when to vary a settlement application and grant permission to stay.
Detention services order 06/2016 about women in immigration detention.
This is advice for UK sponsors whose students are affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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