This week: 7 significant changes across 7 documents.
Last update: 1 day ago (12 May 2026).
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gov.uk: Changes made with reference to Statement of Changes HC 1333.
The VIP Delegate Visa appendix has been restructured with formatting changes and paragraph renumbering, but no substantive eligibility criteria, conditions, or processes have been altered.
gov.uk: Changes made with reference to Statement of Changes HC 1691.
The Immigration Rules for Victim of Domestic Abuse applications have been reformatted with systematic indentation changes to validity, relationship and child requirements sections, but no substantive policy changes have been made.
gov.uk: Updated to reflect Statement of Changes HC 1333
The Visitor Rules have been reformatted with bullet points and improved table layout but contain no substantive changes to eligibility criteria or requirements.
gov.uk: Changes made with reference to Statement of Changes HC 1691.
The Immigration Rules for Ukraine Scheme have been reformatted with all substantive provisions moved to "DELETED" status, indicating a comprehensive restructuring or closure of the schemes while maintaining reference formatting.
gov.uk: Changes made in line with Statement of Changes HC 1333.
Home Office changed the Immigration Rules Appendix UK European Applicant Transfer Scheme to convert list formatting from numbered/lettered lists to bullet points throughout the document, with no substantive changes to the underlying requirements.
gov.uk: New section added. In line with Statement of Changes HC 1780.
The TB certificate appendix has been reformatted with bullet points and dashes added throughout, but the substantive requirements remain unchanged.
gov.uk: Updated to reflect Statement of Changes HC 1333
The document has been reformatted with changes to bullet point styling throughout, but no substantive changes to eligibility requirements, application procedures, or conditions of grant were made.
gov.uk: Changes made in line with Statement of Changes HC 719.
The document has been reformatted with table-style formatting to improve presentation structure, but no substantive policy changes have been made to the T5 Creative Workers codes of practice.
gov.uk: Changes made with reference to Statement of Changes HC 1691.
The T2 Minister of Religion Immigration Rules have been reformatted from a numbered paragraph structure to a bullet-point structure, with no substantive changes to eligibility criteria, requirements, or processes.
gov.uk: Changes made in line with Statement of Changes HC 1333.
The Start-up route has been completely withdrawn, with all substantive provisions replaced by deleted ("DELETED") placeholders, effectively closing this immigration route.
gov.uk: Changes made with reference to Statement of Changes HC 1691.
The Immigration Rules Appendix Sports Governing Bodies has been reformatted from a basic table to a proper markdown table structure, with no substantive changes to the list of approved sports governing bodies or their territorial coverage.
gov.uk: Statement of changes HC1534
Immigration Rules Appendix SN has been reformatted from a paragraph-based structure to a bulleted list format while retaining identical substantive content.
gov.uk: Changes made in line with Statement of Changes HC 1691.
The entire Skilled Worker appendix has been restructured with formatting changes from numbered/lettered lists to bullet points, with no substantive policy changes identified.
gov.uk: Updated to reflect Statement of Changes HC 1333
The document has been reformatted from a plain text layout to a table structure with consistent formatting changes throughout, but no substantive immigration policy content has been altered.
gov.uk: Updated to reflect Statement of Changes HC 1333
Minor formatting changes were made to the Short Term Student English Language appendix, with no substantive policy changes affecting eligibility criteria or requirements.
gov.uk: Changes made in line with Statement of Changes HC 1691.
The Settlement Protection Appendix has been reformatted with all substantive provisions converted from numbered paragraphs to bullet points, but no eligibility criteria, time limits, or requirements have changed.
gov.uk: Changes made in line with Statement of Changes HC 1691.
The Home Office has made formatting changes to Immigration Rules Appendix Settlement Family Life, converting numbered paragraphs to bullet-point format without any substantive policy changes.
gov.uk: Changes made in line with Statement of Changes HC 1691.
All paragraph numbers and list structures in the Scale-up route appendix have been reformatted from numbered paragraphs to bullet points, with no substantive policy changes.
gov.uk: Updated to reflect Statement of Changes HC 1780
The S2 Healthcare Visitor route has been completely removed from the Immigration Rules, with all substantive provisions deleted.
gov.uk: Changes made with reference to Statement of Changes HC 1691.
The Representative of an Overseas Business route has been closed to new Sole Representative applications, with numerous validity, suitability and work requirement provisions removed.
gov.uk: Changes made with reference to Statement of Changes HC 1333.
Changes to Immigration Rules Appendix Relationship With Partner are purely formatting and structural improvements with no substantive alterations to eligibility criteria or requirements.
gov.uk: Changes made in line with Statement of Changes HC 1691.
The Immigration Rules Appendix Private Life has been reformatted with extensive structural changes to paragraph numbering and list formatting, but with no substantive changes to eligibility criteria, time limits, or evidential requirements.
gov.uk: Error correction to include the word not in PC 2.2.
Home Office corrected a typographical error in PC 2.2 to include the word "not" in the suitability requirements for Parent of a Child Student applications.
gov.uk: Changes made in line with Statement of Changes HC 1333.
The entire Immigration Rules Appendix Overseas Domestic Worker has been withdrawn, removing all eligibility criteria, application processes, and conditions for this visa route.
gov.uk: Changes made in line with Statement of Changes HC 1691.
The Long Residence rules have been reformatted with list items changed from numbered format to bulleted format, with no substantive policy changes.
gov.uk: Updated to reflect Statement of Changes HC 1691
This update reformats Immigration Rules Appendix KOLL for presentation but makes no substantive changes to the knowledge of English language and life in the UK requirements for indefinite leave applications.
gov.uk: Changes made with reference to Statement of Changes HC 733.
The Home Office has reformatted Appendix KOL UK with cosmetic changes to bullet point formatting but made no substantive changes to the Knowledge of Life in the UK requirements.
gov.uk: Changes made in line with Statement of Changes HC 1691.
The International Sportsperson Immigration Rules have been restructured with extensive formatting changes but no substantive policy alterations visible in the diff.
gov.uk: Changes made with reference to Statement of Changes HC 1333.
The entire appendix has been reformatted from numbered paragraphs to bullet points, with no substantive policy changes.
gov.uk: Changes made in line with Statement of Changes HC 1691.
The Immigration Rules Appendix Innovator Founder has been reformatted with improved table structure and bullet point formatting, but contains no substantive changes to requirements, criteria, or procedures.
