Category: Home Office Documents

The information has been updated to reflect that the EEA family permit route closed on 30 June 2021. Processing times updated in ‘Study in the UK’ section.

Added new guidance ‘Revocation of protection status’ to replace the previous asylum policy guidance, ‘Revocation of refugee status’.

The advice has been updated to extend the exceptional assurance date from 30 June 2022 to 30 September 2022.

Updated code of practice in line with the October 2021 rule changes to amend references to the International Sportsperson route. .

First published guidance on registration as a British citizen in special circumstances.

First published guidance regarding registration as a British overseas territories citizen in special circumstances.

Added separate guidance on assessing asylum claims lodged on or before 28 June 2022, and assessing claims lodged on or after 28 June 2022.

Guidance on permission to stay on a protection route for claims made from 28 June 2022 published below.

Guidance has been modernised and placed into the new guidance template. See ‘Changes from last version of this guidance’ for a full list of changes.