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‘Home Secretary cracks down on criminals receiving citizenship’ (30 July 2023)

A ‘news story’ that the ‘Toughened-up good character rules will mean the criminality threshold for British citizenship is in line with the government’s Immigration Rules’ has been published below.  

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Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for UK visa applicants and temporary UK residents (1 August 2023)

The page summary and guidance have been updated below to reflect the current guidance.

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Consultation: OISC Codes of Standards (31 July 2023)

The OISC has undertaken a consultation ahead of proposed amendments to its Codes of Standards, as below.

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‘Jail for van driver who smuggled children as young as one’ (28 July 2023) 

A ‘news story’ that ‘Fourteen migrants, including 4 children, were found hidden behind cardboard boxes in a van’ has been published below.     

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Good character: caseworker guidance (31 July 2023)

The Immigration staff version 4.0 guidance has been updated below to align criminality thresholds with those in part 9 of the Immigration Rules and to provide clarification on exceptional grants; […]

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Archive: Immigration Rules (31 July/1 August 2023)

The Immigration Rules archive has been updated below to include the archived rules from 29 June 2023 to 16 July, 17 to 18 July and 19 July to 24 July 2023.  

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Restricted leave: caseworker guidance (28 July 2023)

The version 7.0 Immigration staff guidance on granting restricted leave has been updated below, including: ‘removing condition requiring a person to register with the police; amending to include persons to […]

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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2023: Joint Statement to the OSCE (27 July 2023)

Ambassador Holland delivers a joint statement (below) on behalf of six participating States to mark the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.

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Exclusion from the UK – decisions and orders: caseworker guidance (27 July 2023)

The version 6.0 guidance has been amended below to update the sections on grounds for exclusion, consideration of exclusion, cancellation of existing status and notification of exclusion and to reflect […]