Immigration staff guidance on application forms and procedures for immigration applications and claims.
What’s changed: Updated the guidance to reflect the Autumn 2026 changes to Part 1 around biometrics and fee waivers, added a new section on ‘Rule 34k and dependents’, and removed content that duplicated the identity standards guidance.
UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on how an application for leave to remain in the UK is made valid, and what to do if it is not. It also describes how an applicant can change the purpose of an application, withdraw an application and calculate the date of an application.
Source: UK Visas and Immigration — guidance & rule updates on GOV.UK. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Republished in full. Always check the official page for the latest version.
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