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This factsheet gives information about customs inland pre-clearance checks.
Asylum support policy bulletins for UK Visas and Immigration staff.
UK Visas and Immigration entry clearance guidance for how it handles visa applications for exemption made outside the UK.
UK Visas and Immigration's response to the Independent Chief Inspector's report on entry clearance decision-making.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) report on the quality of entry clearance decision making, December 2011.
Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work and study.
Information and guidance on handling visa applications made outside the UK.
Ministerial direction relating to the clearance of illegally dumped waste from Hoads Wood in Kent.
UK entry clearance visas issued overseas, 2005 to 2013, by purpose and length (excluding visitor and transit visas).
Immigration staff guidance on addressing cancelling leave in line with Section 5 of Part 9 of the Immigration Rules.
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