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Immigration Rules archive for 5 March 2026 to 25 March 2026.
List of custody orders that are valid in the UK for immigration purposes.
We are committed to delivering fair, professional and accessible services. This Charter outlines what you can expect from us and what we ask of you in return.
Immigration staff guidance on sham marriages and the offences involved.
Tips from the Immigration Advice Authority on how to write a complaint letter to an immigration adviser.
Immigration staff guidance on how to prepare an appeal bundle and update caseworking systems.
Immigration staff guidance on what should happen when a foreign criminal appeals against a conviction and/or a sentence.
Guidance for HM Passport Office staff on how to check if authorisation and consent is genuine.
Guidance for HM Passport Office staff on delivery and collection of passports and supporting documents.
This guidance is for HM Passport Office staff.
How employers can avoid unlawful discrimination when carrying out right to work checks.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider whether an individual is ordinarily resident in the UK.
Information and guidance on handling visa applications made outside the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on how to decide on applications from abroad.
Detention Services Order 03/2020 about whistleblowing and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (c.23).
This policy explains how support can be provided to people with an urgent and exceptional need that cannot wait for a payment to be made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from The Gambia for healthcare practitioners.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Ghana for healthcare practitioners.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Somalia for healthcare practitioners.
Find out about paying Income Tax and National Insurance contributions if you arrive in the UK but are still working for an employer in Ukraine.
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