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Immigration staff guidance on section 31 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention.
Immigration Rules archive: 1 December 2020 to 30 December 2020.
Immigration Rules archive for 18 October 2022 to 08 November 2022.
Immigration Rules archive for 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024.
UK Visas and Immigration guidance on handling medical issues of visa applicants.
This guidance is for people of Chagossian descent who have, or are applying for, British citizenship and are planning to move to the UK.
Detention services order 20/2012 on dealing with MAPPA offenders.
Immigration staff guidance on non-compliant asylum and human rights claims.
Objection and appeals notice guidance for drivers who are found with clandestine entrants in their vehicles by UK Visas and Immigration.
This model of care provides professionals with guidance to support access to NHS dentists.
Immigration staff guidance on the duration of, and conditions attached to, permission to stay.
Support for Chinese nationals returning from the UK (reintegration services).
Support for Iraqi nationals returning from the UK (reintegration services).
Immigration staff guidance on how decisions are made about applications for new entrepreneurs seeking to establish a business in the UK for the first time.
Guidance to help students through passport control when arriving at the UK Border.
Guidance about how immigration law applies to overseas surrogacy.
Information and guidance on handling visa applications made outside the UK.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Angola for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Indonesia for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in the USA for your UK visa application.
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