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Immigration Rules archive: 15 January 2018 to 5 April 2018, an archived document.
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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Immigration Rules archive: 14 January to 25 February 2014, an archived document.
Immigration Rules archive: 14 December 2021 to 31 December 2021.
Immigration Rules archive: 12 December 2016 to 31 December 2016, an archived document.
Immigration Rules archive for 12 April 2023 to 12 April 2023.
Immigration Rules archive for 11 November 2025 to 25 November 2025.
Immigration Rules archive: 10 August 2017 to 27 December 2017, an archived document.
This document is a consolidated version of the Immigration Rules and is now archived.
Immigration Rules archive: 1 February 2019 to 28 March 2019.
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