Guidance

Discretionary leave: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on discretionary leave.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 24 June 2013
• Last updated: 30 May 2024 — See all updates

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UK Visas and Immigration staff guidance on the circumstances in which it may be appropriate to grant discretionary leave.

We are pausing ‘Temporary Permission to Stay considerations for Victims of Human Trafficking or Slavery’ decisions for cases which, in light of VLT (Vietnam) vs SSHD [JR-2023-LON-001944], would require a KTT Discretionary Leave consideration.

This is a temporary pause whilst we consider our position on the Discretionary Leave policy where there are deportation proceedings.

Published 24 June 2013
Last updated 30 May 2024 + show all updates

1. 30 May 2024

   Updated sections on modern slavery cases, further leave, and curtailing discretionary leave (DL). A full list of changes can be found in the guidance.

2. 8 March 2024

   Updated page as we are pausing ‘Temporary Permission to Stay considerations for Victims of Human Trafficking or Slavery’ decisions for cases which, in light of VLT (Vietnam) vs SSHD [JR-2023-LON-001944], would require a KTT Discretionary Leave consideration.

3. 22 March 2023

   Removed out of date policy equality statement on discretionary leave.

4. 16 March 2023

   Guidance updated to implement caselaw and general update.

5. 17 December 2021

   Updated discretionary leave guidance.

6. 2 June 2021

   Updated guidance on granting discretionary leave.

7. 14 December 2015

   Policy equality statement added.

8. 19 August 2015

   Updated guidance.

9. 24 June 2013

   First published.