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Introduction (Paragraphs 1 to 6.2.(b)) |
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| Implementation and transitional provisions |
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| Provisions for Irish Citizens |
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| Interpretation |
6 .1 to 6.2.(b) |
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Part 1: leave to enter or stay in the United Kingdom (Paragraphs 7 to 39E) |
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| Leave to enter the United Kingdom |
7 to 9 |
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| Exercise of the power to refuse leave to enter the United Kingdom or to cancel leave to enter or remain which is in force |
10 |
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| Suspension of leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom |
10A |
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| Cancellation of leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom |
10B |
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| Requirement for persons arriving in the United Kingdom or seeking entry through the Channel Tunnel to produce evidence of identity and nationality |
11 |
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| Requirement for a person not requiring leave to enter the United Kingdom to prove that he has the right of abode |
12 to 14 |
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| Common Travel Area |
15 |
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| Admission for certain British passport holders |
16 to17 |
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| Persons outside the United Kingdom |
17A to 17B |
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| Returning residents |
18 to 20 |
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| Non-lapsing leave |
20A-20B |
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| Holders of restricted travel documents and passports |
21-23 |
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| Leave to enter granted on arrival in the United Kingdom |
23A to 23B |
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| Entry clearance |
24 to 30C |
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| Variation of leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom |
31 to A34 |
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| How to make a valid application for leave to remain in the UK |
34 to 34G |
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| Specified forms and procedures in connection with applications for administrative review |
34L to 34X |
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| Transitional arrangements for specified forms used in postal or courier applications |
34Y |
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| Undertakings |
35 |
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| Medical |
36 to 39 |
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| Students |
39A |
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| Specified documents |
39B |
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| Indefinite leave to enter or remain |
39C |
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| Power to interview a person with limited leave to enter or remain |
39D |
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| Exceptions for overstayers |
39E |
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| Part 2: DELETED |
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| Part 3: DELETED |
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| Part 4: DELETED |
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Part 5: Persons seeking to enter or remain in the United Kingdom for employment (Paragraphs 128A to 199B) |
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| Work permit employment |
128A to 135 |
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| Requirements for indefinite leave to remain as a highly skilled migrant |
135G to 135HA |
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| Representatives of overseas newspapers, news agencies and broadcasting organisations |
136 to 143 |
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| Representatives of Overseas Business |
144 to 151 |
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| Private servants in diplomatic households |
152 to 159 |
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| Domestic workers in private households |
159A to 159K |
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| Overseas government employees |
160 to 168 |
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| Requirements for leave to enter as a minister of religion, missionaries and members of religious orders |
170 to 177 |
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| Airport based operational ground staff of overseas-owned airlines |
178 to 185 |
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| Persons with United Kingdom ancestry |
186 to 193 |
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Partners of persons who have or have had leave to enter or remain under paragraphs 128 to 193 (but not paragraphs 135I to 135K) |
193A to 196F |
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Children of persons with limited leave to enter or remain under paragraphs 128 to 193 (but not paragraphs 135I to 135K) |
196G to 199B |
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Part 6: Persons seeking to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as a businessman, self-employed person, investor, writer, composer or artist (Paragraphs 200A to 245) |
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Part 6A: Points-Based System (paragraphs 245AAA to 245ZZE) |
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| General requirements for indefinite leave to remain |
245AAA |
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| Documents not submitted with applications |
245AA |
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| Specified documents for students previously sponsored by an overseas government or international scholarship agency |
245A |
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| Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrants |
245D to 245DF |
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| Tier 1 (Investor) Migrants |
245E to 245EF |
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| Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrants |
245F |
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Part 7: Other Categories (paragraphs A246 to 276BVI) |
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| Persons exercising rights of access to a child resident in the United Kingdom |
A246 to 254 |
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| Requirements for an extension of stay as a retired person of independent means |
266 to 270 |
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| Partners of persons who have or have had limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as retired persons of independent means |
271 to 273F |
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| Children of persons with limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as retired persons of independent means |
274 to 276 |
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| Long residence |
276A to 276D |
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| HM Forces |
276DI to 276QA |
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| Spouses, civil partners, unmarried or same-sex partners of persons settled or seeking settlement in the United Kingdom in accordance with paragraphs 276E to 276Q (HM Forces rules) or of members of HM Forces who are exempt from immigration control under section 8(4)(a) of the Immigration Act 1971 and have at least 5 years’ continuous service |
276R to 276W |
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| Children of a parent, parents or a relative settled or seeking settlement in the United Kingdom under paragraphs 276E to 276Q (HM Forces rules) or of members of HM Forces who are exempt from immigration control under section 8(4)(a) of the Immigration Act 1971 and have at least 5 years’ continuous service |
276X to 276AC |
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| Spouses, civil partners, unmarried or same-sex partners of armed forces members who are exempt from immigration control under section 8(4) of the Immigration Act 1971 |
276AD to 276AF |
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| Children of armed forces members who are exempt from immigration control under Section 8(4) of the Immigration Act 1971 |
276AG to 276AI |
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Part 8: Family members (paragraphs A277 to 319Y) |
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| Transitional provisions and interaction between Part 8 and Appendix FM |
A277 to A281 |
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| Spouses and civil partners |
277 to 289 |
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| Victims of domestic violence |
289A to 289D |
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| Fiance(e)s and proposed civil partners |
289AA to 295 |
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| Unmarried and same-sex partners |
295AA to 295O |
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| Children |
296 to 316F |
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| Parents, grandparents and other dependent relatives |
317 to 319 |
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| Family members of relevant points-based system migrants |
319AA to 319J |
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| Other family members of persons with limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as a refugee or beneficiary of humanitarian protection |
319L to 319U |
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| Parents, grandparents and other dependent relatives of persons with limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as a refugee or beneficiary of humanitarian protection |
319V to 319Y |
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Part 9: Grounds for the refusal (paragraphs 9.1.1. to 9.32.1.) |
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| Section 1 Application of this part |
9.1.1 |
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| Section 2 Grounds for refusal, or cancellation, of entry clearance, permission to enter and permission to stay |
9.2.1. to 9.13.1. |
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| Section 3: Additional grounds for refusal of entry on arrival in the UK |
9.14.1. to 9.20.2. |
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| Section 4: Additional grounds for refusal of permission to stay |
9.21.1. to 9.22.1. |
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| Section 5: Additional grounds for cancellation of entry clearance, permission to enter or permission to stay |
9.23.1. to 9.32.1. |
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Part 11: Asylum (paragraphs 326A to 352X) |
326A to 352X |
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Part 11A: Temporary Protection (Paragraphs 354 to 356B) |
354 to 356B |
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Part 11B: Asylum (Paragraphs 357 to 361) |
357 to 361 |
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Part 12: Procedure and Rights of appeal (Paragraphs 353 to 353B) |
353 to 353B |
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Part 13: Deportation (paragraphs A362 to 400) |
A362 to 400 |
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Part 14: Stateless persons (Paragraphs 401 to 416) |
401 to 416 |
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| Part 15: DELETED |
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| Appendix 1: DELETED |
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| Appendix 2: DELETED |
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| Appendix 3: DELETED |
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| Appendix 4: DELETED |
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| Appendix 5: DELETED |
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| Appendix 6: DELETED |
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| Appendix 7: DELETED |
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| Appendix A: Attributes |
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| Appendix Administrative review |
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| Appendix AR (EU) |
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| Appendix Armed Forces: DELETED |
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| Appendix HM Armed Forces |
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| Appendix International Armed Forces and International Civilian Employees |
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| Appendix B: English language |
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| Appendix C: Maintenance (funds) Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) |
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| Appendix D: DELETED |
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| Appendix E: Maintenance (funds) for the family of Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrants |
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| Appendix ECAA: Extension of stay |
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| Appendix ECAA: ECAA nationals and settlement |
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| Appendix EU: EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens and family members |
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| Appendix EU: EU Family Permit |
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| Appendix F: DELETED |
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| Appendix FM: Family members |
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| Appendix FM-SE: Family members - specified evidence |
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| Appendix G: Youth Mobility Scheme: DELETED |
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| Appendix H: DELETED |
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| Appendix I: DELETED |
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| Appendix J: DELETED |
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| Appendix K: DELETED |
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| Appendix KoLL: Knowledge of language and life |
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| Appendix M: DELETED |
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| Appendix N: DELETED |
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| Appendix O: Approved English Language tests |
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| Appendix P: DELETED |
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| Appendix Q: DELETED |
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| Appendix R: DELETED |
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| Appendix S: DELETED |
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| Appendix SN: Service of notices |
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| Appendix Settlement Protection |
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| Appendix T: DELETED |
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| Appendix V: Visitor |
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| Appendix Visitor: Permitted activities |
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| Appendix Visitor: Visa national list |
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| Appendix Visitor: Permit free festival list |
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| Appendix Visitor: Transit without visa scheme |
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| Appendix VIP Delegate Visa |
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| Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisations |
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| Immigration Rules Appendix ETA National List |
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| Appendix S2 Healthcare visitor |
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| Appendix Student |
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| Appendix Short-term Student (English language) |
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| Appendix Child Student |
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| Appendix Parent of a Child Student |
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| Appendix Graduate |
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| Appendix Skilled Worker |
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| Appendix Intra company routes: DELETED. |
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| Appendix Skilled occupations |
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| Appendix Immigration Salary List |
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| Appendix Shortage occupation list: DELETED |
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| Appendix Global Business Mobility routes |
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| Appendix T2 Minister of Religion |
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| Appendix T2 Sportsperson |
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| Appendix Representative of an overseas business |
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| Appendix UK Ancestry |
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| Appendix Global Talent |
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| Appendix Global Talent: Prestigious-Prizes |
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| Appendix High Potential Individual |
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| Appendix Scale-up |
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| Appendix Start-up |
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| Appendix Innovator: DELETED |
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| Appendix Innovator Founder |
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| Appendix International Sportsperson |
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| Appendix Sports Governing Bodies |
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| Appendix Overseas Domestic Worker |
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| Appendix Domestic Workers in a Private Household |
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| Appendix Domestic Worker who is a Victim of Modern Slavery |
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| Appendix Domestic Worker Statement |
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| Appendix Temporary Work - Seasonal Worker |
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| Appendix Youth Mobility Scheme |
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| Appendix Youth Mobility Scheme: eligible nationals |
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| Appendix Temporary Work – Creative Worker |
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| Appendix Temporary Work – Religious Worker |
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| Appendix Temporary Work - Charity Worker |
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| Appendix Temporary Work - International Agreement |
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| Appendix Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange |
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| Appendix Government Authorised Exchange schemes |
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| Appendix Creative Worker Codes of Practice |
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| Appendix Service Providers from Switzerland |
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| Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) |
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| Appendix Ukraine Scheme |
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| Appendix Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) |
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| Appendix Temporary Permission to Stay for Victims of Human Trafficking or Slavery |
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| Appendix Family Reunion (Protection) |
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| Appendix Child staying with or joining a Non-Parent Relative (Protection) |
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| Appendix Adult Dependent Relative |
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| Appendix Long Residence |
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| Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse |
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| Appendix Bereaved Partner |
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| Appendix Adoption |
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| Appendix Private Life |
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| Appendix Settlement Family Life |
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| Appendix Gurkha and Hong Kong military unit veteran discharged before 1 July 1997 |
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| Appendix ATAS: Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) |
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| Appendix English Language |
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| Appendix Kol UK |
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| Appendix Finance |
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| Appendix Returning Resident |
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| Appendix Statelessness |
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| Appendix Continuous Residence |
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| Appendix Relationship with Partner |
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| Appendix Children |
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| Appendix Tuberculosis (TB) |
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| Appendix U: DELETED |
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| Appendix V: DELETED |
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| Appendix W: DELETED |
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