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  • Update to HASC on Windrush: 17 December 2018

    Letter from Home Secretary Sajid Javid to Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Update to HASC on Windrush: 12 November 2018

    Letter from Home Secretary Sajid Javid to Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services centres open

    It will be easier and more convenient to apply for citizenship or to stay in the UK for study or work.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Immigration Rules: Next phase of EU Settlement Scheme confirmed

    The second phase will include staff in the higher education, health and social care sectors.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Update to HASC on Windrush: September 2018

    Letter from Home Secretary Sajid Javid to Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New scheme for overseas researchers to come to the UK

    The ‘UKRI Science, Research and Academia’ scheme allows non-EEA researchers, scientists and academics to come to the UK for up to 2 years.

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  • Changes to the Immigration Rules

    The government has announced today, changes to the Immigration Rules affecting a number of categories.

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  • Doctors and nurses to be taken out of Tier 2 visa cap

    More highly skilled doctors and nurses will be able to come to the UK under plans announced by the Home Office today.

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  • New start-up visa route announced by the Home Secretary

    People who want to start a business in the UK will be able to apply for a new “start-up” visa, the Home Secretary has announced.…

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Sopra Steria has been awarded a new UKVI contract

    Sopra Steria has been awarded the contract to deliver a new service for people applying for a work or study visa, settlement or citizenship from within the UK.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Twenty three universities join student visa pilot

    Home Office to extend scheme which streamlines process for international Masters students wanting to study in the UK.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government doubles exceptional talent visa offer

    Double the number of visas will be made available to leading figures and individuals who show promise in technology, science, art and creative industries.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Home Office publishes second report on statistics collected under exit checks programme

    The Home Office has today published the second report on the data collected on travellers departing and arriving in the UK as part of the exit checks programme.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Customer enquiry service changes

    How you contact UK Visas and Immigration is changing.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Sarah Rapson to leave Home Office

    Director General of UK Visas & Immigration departs after more than 11 years at the Home Office.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New digital visa application service now available worldwide

    The global roll out of the Home Office’s Access UK visit visa service is now complete.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Statement: the status of EU nationals in the UK

    There has been no change to the rights and status of EU nationals* in the UK, and UK nationals in the EU, as a result of the referendum.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Embassy Opens Visa Application Centre

    The new UK Visa Application Centre at Pasaje Martir Olaya 129, Oficina 1301, Miraflores, Lima will offer customers an expanded range of services.…

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates benefit from new electronic visa waiver (EVW)

    New EVW version introduced on 23 May 2016 for passport holders from Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates travelling to the UK.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Migration Advisory Committee reviews of Tier 2

    The Home Office has published its response to two reviews of Tier 2 policy, undertaken by the Migration Advisory Committee.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government