Immigration News & Updates

• Guidance: Bangladesh: country policy and information notes
  Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
• Guidance: Ukraine: country policy and information notes
  Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
• Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: workers
  List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
• Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: students
  List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
• Guidance: EU Settlement Scheme: caseworker guidance
  Immigration staff guidance on applications under the EU Settlement Scheme.
• Transparency data: Online immigration status (eVisa): UKVI account creation data
  Operational statistics on how many people have created an account to access an eVisa.
• Guidance: Exclusion from the UK – decisions and orders: caseworker guidance
  Immigration staff guidance on decisions and orders on the exclusion of foreign nationals from the UK.
• Guidance: Immigration Rules archive: 3 August 2026 to 7 October 2026
  Immigration Rules archive for 3 August 2026 to 7 October 2026.
• 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).
• Guidance: EU Settlement Scheme: looked-after children and care leavers guidance
  Guidance for local authorities and health and social care trusts to make sure looked-after children and care leavers apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.