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Updated to reflect Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 1491, laid on 9 December 2025 and to publish the guidance applicable where EUSS status has been granted in error.

On 20 November 2025, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood MP announced sweeping changes to the current routes to settlement. The Government has opened a consultation on the changes which will close […]

A Statement of Changes (‘SoC’) to the Immigration Rules (HC 1491) was published on 9 December 2025 and can be read here, alongside its accompanying Explanatory Memorandum. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary […]

Please see the below information the Home Office has issued to all EUSS status holders.

ILPA and the3million sent the below joint letter to Minister for Migration and Citizenship Mike Tapp MP on 24 November 2025. UPDATE 2 DECEMBER 2025: the3million and ILPA sent the […]

Updated to take account of the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 1333, laid on 14 October, where ‘Part 9 Grounds for Refusal’ was replaced with ‘Part Suitability’, and […]

Updated. A full list of changes is in the ‘changes from last version of this guidance’ section.

This version has been updated to take account of the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 1333, laid on 14 October, where ‘Part 9 Grounds for Refusal’ was replaced […]

Added clarifications about using a valid or expired document, and bringing original documents to appointments at the visa application centre (VAC).