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Information on the visa application process in Sofia, currently offered services, and relevant links
Entry clearance guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to decide applications to come to the UK.
Declaration that sets out how the UK and France will work together to prevent illegal migration and stop traffickers.
Funding instruction on UK resettlement programmes for refugees from Syria and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region.
UKVI Istanbul listened to customer feedback and as a result made the following service improvements.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Vanuatu for your UK visa application.
Immigration staff guidance on the process to follow if they have witnesses who are required to give evidence in court.
Immigration staff guidance on sponsorship customer service standards.
Immigration Rules archive: 6 April 2020 to 3 June 2020
Guidance about the European Return Fund and guidelines on the return programme.
Immigration Rules archive: 2 March 2015 to 16 March 2015, an archived document.
Immigration Rules archive: 1 October 2021 to 5 October 2021.
Immigration staff guidance on what should happen when a foreign criminal appeals against a conviction and/or a sentence.
Immigration staff guidance on how to decide when a member of HM forces reserves is exempt from immigration control.
Immigration Rules archive for 7 August 2023 to 8 August 2023.
Immigration staff guidance about registration as British overseas territories citizens (BOTC) by people who would otherwise be stateless.
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications to enter, remain or settle in the UK on the T2 Sportsperson route.
Guidance on the European Integration Fund and how the UK government has contributed to integration to the UK.
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