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Immigration staff guidance providing an overview of the different ways individuals can transit through the UK and definitions of key terminology.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Immigration staff guidance on deciding applications to transfer a visa to a new biometric residence permit.
Information for employers on the UK’s points-based immigration system.
Information and guidance on handling visa applications made outside the UK.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration when deciding applications from stateless people.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Vietnam for your UK visa application.
Immigration staff guidance on dependants and former dependants applying for asylum.
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in South Korea for your UK visa application.
Guidance on the document checks that air, rail and sea carriers must make, and how they are charged for passengers without appropriate travel documents.
Immigration staff guidance on actions to take when an asylum seeker reports an incident of domestic abuse while their claim is being considered.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications from people who wish to come to the UK under the Youth Mobility Scheme visa category.
Guidance for frontline staff on illegal working closure notices and compliance orders.
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