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Instructions to local authorities about funding for the support and care of former and unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC).
Date of Issue: 07 May 2024 Version: 1.0 1. Scope and Definition 1.1 This…
Date of issue: 4 September 2023 Version 1.2 1. A further temporary…
Customer service standards for visit and transit visa applications if you're applying from inside or outside the UK.
Information on our customer service standards for UK visit visas. Visa…
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on administrative and criminal powers for officers dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.
Latest operational data on applications to come to or stay in the UK under the Ukraine Visa Schemes and Ukraine Extension Scheme.
Guidance on referring potential victims of modern slavery/human trafficking to the national referral mechanism.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Guidance on how to apply for a visa for a Commonwealth country or British overseas territory.
Guidance on what to do if you get an email, telephone call or letter from someone pretending to be the Home Office.
Immigration staff guidance on how to process and assess asylum claims related to the clearance of the Calais camp.
For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).
Questionnaire used by UK Visas and Immigration when an applicant may be in a polygamous or potentially polygamous marriage.
Guidance on returning immigration offenders to their country of origin.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Azerbaijan for your UK visa application.
Immigration staff guidance on the allocation of non-detained asylum accommodation.
Immigration staff guidance on managing an applicant's biometric information.
Immigration staff guidance on permitting access to public funds.
Guidance for banks and building societies on carrying out immigration status checks on current account holders and applicants.
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