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20 stories · Last updated: 3 Apr 2026, 10:19pm
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gov.uk · UKVI
Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: workers
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
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gov.uk · UKVI
Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: students
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
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gov.uk · UKVI
Regulation of decapods: letter from the Home Office
The Home Office has written to the Chair of the Animals in Science Committee to provide an update on the regulation of decapods.
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gov.uk · UKVI
Guidance: Registering children as British citizens: caseworker guidance
Immigration staff guidance on the registration of a minor as a British citizen by entitlement and discretion.
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gov.uk · UKVI
Guidance: Illegal working penalties: UK report
A quarterly report listing the fines (civil penalties) for illegal working given to employers in the UK.
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gov.uk · UKVI
Cracking down on sex-based harassment in public
New law will target those who harass women and girls in public because of their sex.
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gov.uk · UKVI
Guidance: Nigeria: tuberculosis test clinics for a UK visa
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria for your UK visa application.
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gov.uk · UKVI
Guidance: eVisa: community support for vulnerable people
Organisations funded to provide free support to vulnerable and at-risk people who need help with creating their UKVI account and getting access to their eVisa.
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gov.uk · UKVI
Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs: letters
Letters related to the establishment of the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs.
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gov.uk · UKVI
Government response to non-crime hate incidents final report
Non-crime hate incidents to be scrapped to end policing of petty squabbles and free up officers’ time to fight crime in communities.
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gov.uk · UKVI
Guidance: Search of person: caseworker guidance
Immigration staff guidance on UK Visas and Immigration's powers to search people and seize items.
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gov.uk · UKVI
Guidance: Biometric information: caseworker guidance
Immigration staff guidance on managing an applicant's biometric information.
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gov.uk · UKVI
Guidance: Apply for a British Overseas Territory or Commonwealth country visa
Guidance on how to apply for a visa for a Commonwealth country or British overseas territory.
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gov.uk · UKVI
Prove your English language abilities with a secure English language test (SELT)
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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gov.uk · UKVI
Gareth Davies Appointed as New Home Office Permanent Secretary
The Cabinet Secretary, with the approval of the Prime Minister, has announced the appointment of Gareth Davies CB as the new Permanent Secretary at the Home Office.
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gov.uk · UKVI
Guidance: Immigration Act: part 1 - labour market and illegal working
Part 1 of the Immigration Act about the labour market and illegal working.
27 Mar 2026Read full story →
gov.uk · UKVI
Guidance: Exemptions for visa applications: caseworker guidance
Immigration staff guidance on how to handle exemptions for visa applications made outside the UK.
27 Mar 2026Read full story →
gov.uk · UKVI
Guidance: Syria: country policy and information notes
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
27 Mar 2026Read full story →
gov.uk · UKVI
Guidance: Immigration Rules archive: 5 March 2026 to 25 March 2026
Immigration Rules archive for 5 March 2026 to 25 March 2026.
26 Mar 2026Read full story →
gov.uk · UKVI
Guidance: Falkland Islands: apply for a UK visa
Find out how to apply for a UK visa if you are in the Falkland Islands.
26 Mar 2026Read full story →
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