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This guidance is for people of Chagossian descent who have, or are applying for, British citizenship and are planning to move to the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on the requirements for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen (BOTC) under section 18(1) and section 18(2).
HM Passport Office guidance on how to deal with an application for a child in the care of the local authorities.
UK Visas and Immigration guidance on applications for parent of a child student visas.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Papua New Guinea for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Mongolia for your UK visa application.
UKVI Istanbul listened to customer feedback and as a result made the following service improvements.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in September 2025.
These guides provide an overview of the UK’s points-based immigration system and key information about the application process.
Details of payees for vendors who wish to pay non-UK resident classical music artists.
Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 11 October 2021.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider requests to register individuals who are stateless as British citizens.
Immigration staff guidance on assessing whether someone is excluded from Asylum or Humanitarian Protection.
Guidance for the courts in England in considering the defence of taking steps to end a residential tenancy agreement.
Immigration staff guidance on the free movement rights of European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss nationals.
Information and guidance on handling visa applications made outside the UK.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Fiji for your UK visa application.
Immigration staff guidance on processing and deciding asylum claims, including for those who conduct interviews.
How to make a complaint against an adviser or Immigration Advice Authority staff.
Guidance on the purpose, processes and functions for the case progression panels.
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