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Immigration staff guidance on how English language requirements are assessed for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur).
Immigration staff guidance on the sponsorship priority service for Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors using the PBS.
This practice note sets out the requirements that registered organisation must comply with in relation to data protection.
Immigration staff guidance on the standards UK Visas and Immigration will operate in pre-departure accommodation.
Immigration staff guidance detailing the policy, processes and procedures to follow when receiving an asylum claim from families with a child under 18.
Immigration staff guidance on the offence a person commits if they do not have a valid passport or travel document.
This guidance tells His Majesty’s Passport Office staff about the renunciation (giving up) of British nationality.
How to report suspicious or unusual behaviour at the border.
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with valuable documents.
Immigration staff guidance on reviewing refugee leave or settlement protection using the full equality impact assessment template.
Information and guidance on handling visa applications made outside the UK.
SLA for services provided by the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) at UK Visas and Immigration detention centres.
Guidance for family members of EEA national students required to hold comprehensive sickness insurance (CSI) in the UK.
Information for immigration advisers on signposting and referring clients.
This guidance explains what a specimen passport is and how His Majesty’s Passport Office deals with requests for specimen passports.
Find out how to apply for a UK visa if you are in St Helena, Ascension or Tristan da Cunha.
Immigration staff guidance on how surrogacy in the UK affects a child’s claim to British nationality.
Guidance from the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (the OISC) on the 2016 Commissioner’s code of standards.
Guidance on how arrangements for Tier 2 of the points-based system operate.
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