Resource Type: Economic Migration

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

Employers: Illegal working penalties (29 November 2022)

A quarterly report listing the fines (also known as civil penalties) for illegal working in each region of the UK. Data for 1 April to 30 June 2022 has been […]

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK (28 November 2022)

The delay in visit visa processing times has been reduced from 6 weeks to 5 weeks from Monday 28 November 2022.

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK (28 November 2022)

Updated decision processing times for Switch to or extend a work visa and Switch to or extend a Health and Care Worker visa.

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

Powers and operational procedure: caseworker guidance (25 November 2022)

Replaced ‘Safeguarding and establishing lawful residence’ – updated section on British Overseas Territories Citizens to reflect changes introduced by the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

Naturalisation as a British citizen: caseworker guidance (25 November 2022)

Information under the section ‘Comprehensive sickness insurance (CSI)’ on page 49 has been updated to reflect a recent judgement about EEA nationals and comprehensive sickness insurance.

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

Biometric data-sharing: caseworker guidance (25 November 2022)

The guidance has been updated below.

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

New Plan for Immigration: legal migration and border control strategy (25 November 2022)

Strategy statement, which sets out the Government’s ambition for transformational change for everyone using their systems and crossing the UK border. A Welsh version of the statement has been added […]

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

Migration transparency data (24 November 2022)

Data for Quarter 3 of 2022 and Windrush Compensation Scheme data: October 2022 has been published below.

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

Register as a BOTC and British citizen (form BIOT) (23 November 2022)

First published form for applicants to apply for citizenship as a direct descendant of a citizen of the UK and Colonies, born in the British Indian Ocean Territory. The form […]