Guidance: Somalia: country policy and information notes

January 01, 1970
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
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Guidance: Leave outside the Immigration Rules: caseworker guidance

January 01, 1970
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with applications to grant leave outside the Immigration Rules.
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Visa processing times: applications inside the UK

January 01, 1970
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you're applying from inside the UK.
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Policy paper: Response to a report on country of origin information: Turkey and Vietnam

January 01, 1970
Home Office response to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report on Home Office country of origin information, Turkey and Vietnam.
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Guidance: Right to work checks: an employer's guide

January 01, 1970
How to carry out right to work checks, why you need to do them, and which documents you can use.
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Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: workers

January 01, 1970
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
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Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: students

January 01, 1970
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
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Guidance: Acquisition of British citizenship: Irish citizens

January 01, 1970
This guidance tells caseworkers about registration as a British citizen for Irish citizens, under section 4AA of the British Nationality Act 1981.
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Guidance: Immigration Rules archive: 29 May 2025 to 30 June 2025

January 01, 1970
Immigration Rules archive for 29 May 2025 to 30 June 2025.
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Guidance: St Helena: apply for a UK visa

January 01, 1970
Find out how to apply for a UK visa if you are in St Helena, Ascension or Tristan da Cunha.
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Guidance: Falkland Islands: apply for a UK visa

January 01, 1970
Find out how to apply for a UK visa if you are in the Falkland Islands.
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Guidance: Cape Verde: Knowledge Base profile

January 01, 1970
This document contains information about Cape Verde to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
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Guidance: Interviewing suspects: caseworker guidance

January 01, 1970
Immigration staff guidance on roles and responsibility when interviewing suspects.
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Prove your English language abilities with a secure English language test (SELT)

January 01, 1970
For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).
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Guidance: China: tuberculosis test clinics for a UK visa

January 01, 1970
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in China for your UK visa application.
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Guidance: Global Talent: caseworker guidance

January 01, 1970
Immigration staff guidance on the Global Talent visa category.
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Guidance: USA: apply for a UK visa

January 01, 1970
Guidance if you are in the USA and you need to find out how to apply for a UK visa.
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Guidance: Unaccompanied asylum seeking children: national transfer scheme

January 01, 1970
National transfer procedure on transferring unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC).
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Guidance: Brazil: country policy and information notes

January 01, 1970
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
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Guidance: Assessing age for asylum applicants: caseworker guidance

January 01, 1970
Immigration staff guidance on assessing the age of an applicant when they claim to be a child.
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