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Immigration staff guidance on managing individuals in detention who have claimed asylum and processing them into detention following an asylum claim.
Immigration staff guidance on dates of birth and the circumstances in which they may be changed.
Guidance on how UK Visas and Immigration processes information supplied as part of customer research surveys.
Immigration staff guidance on applications for leave from domestic workers in private households.
Guidance for freelance interpreters working with UK Visas and Immigration.
A quarterly report showing the total number of fines (civil penalties) for illegal working given to employers in each region of the UK.
Immigration Rules archive: 05 October 2020 to 30 November 2020.
Immigration Rules archive for 19 February 2024 to 21 February 2024.
UK Visas and Immigration guidance on handling medical issues of visa applicants.
UK Visas and Immigration guidance on applications for parent of a child student visas.
Immigration staff guidance on handling requests for priority treatment of citizenship applications.
Guidance for employers wishing to offer a job to long-resident Commonwealth citizens and other long-resident non-EEA nationals.
Find out how to apply for a UK visa if you are in St Helena, Ascension or Tristan da Cunha.
Immigration staff guidance on the tariff-expired removal scheme (TERS) for foreign offenders.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Cambodia for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Madagascar for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Mongolia for your UK visa application.
Guidance and information to support visa applications made outside the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on bail and refusal of bail by criminal courts and police officers in the UK.
Letter template for visa applicants in Russia to authorise a nominated person to collect your visa documents from VFS global.
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