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This collection brings together guidance about visiting the UK used by UK Visas and Immigration.
This collection contains immigration staff guidance about visitors.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
How to get contact with your grandchildren if parents divorce or separate and will not let you see them: mediation, applying for a court order
Make a request for a social visit to someone in a prison in England and Wales
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
Detention services order 04/2012 about visiting procedures for detainees.
Reasons for a support visit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Visiting Team, what to expect and how to check if the visitor is genuine
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