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Immigration Rules archive for 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024.
Immigration Rules archive for 25 November 2025 to 8 December 2025.
Immigration Rules archive: 28 August 2018 to 31 October 2018
Immigration Rules archive for 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024.
Immigration Rules archive for 5 March 2026 to 25 March 2026.
Immigration Rules archive for 8 April 2026 to 28 April 2026.
Digital posters and leaflets designed for regulated organisations, ambassadors, and charities to easily download, share, and distribute.
Immigration staff guidance on how to deal with issues relating to an individual's identity.
A quarterly report showing the total number of fines (civil penalties) for illegal working given to employers in each region of the UK.
Detention services order 02/2016 about standards for the treatment of lesbian, gay and bisexual detained individuals.
Immigration staff guidance on roles and responsibility when interviewing suspects.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to process notifications and cancel passports held by persons who have not paid child maintenance.
Immigration staff guidance on checking whether an asylum applicant's representative is legally authorised to provide advice.
Immigration staff guidance on dates of birth and the circumstances in which they may be changed.
Chapter 17, section 4 of the immigration directorate instructions deals with how UK Visas and Immigration handles applications from continental shelf workers.
Immigration staff guidance on sham marriages and the offences involved.
This guidance document tells caseworkers how to make decisions in casework compliance cases.
Guidance for people who wish to apply to the Windrush Schemes from overseas
Funding instructions for local authorities for schemes supporting people from Afghanistan.
Funding instruction for local authorities in the support of the UK's Afghan Locally Engaged Staff Ex Gratia and Afghan Relocation and Assistance Schemes.
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