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Criminality guidance in article 8 ECHR cases: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on how to consider article 8 ECHR cases when deporting a criminal.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 27 February 2017
• Last updated: 13 May 2024 — See all updates

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on how claims involving article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) are considered when a person is being deported from the UK because of their criminality.

Published 27 February 2017
Last updated 13 May 2024 + show all updates

1. 13 May 2024

   Guidance updated to reflect changes made to Part 13 of the Immigration Rules and the Supreme Court judgment of HA (Iraq), RA (Iraq) and AA (Nigeria) v SSHD [2022] UKSC 22.

2. 14 May 2019

   Updated guidance document.

3. 1 February 2019

   Updated guidance document.

4. 27 February 2017

   First published.