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This week: 2 significant changes across 2 documents.
Last update: 28 minutes ago (30 Jun 2026).
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gov.uk: First published.
AI summaryThe Home Office has published its first guidance on facial age estimation (FAE), explaining how artificial intelligence will be used from 2027 to support immigration officers making initial age decisions for unaccompanied asylum seekers claiming to be children.
gov.uk: Added accessible version of EU Settlement Scheme: suitability requirements.
AI summaryThis is version 13.0 of the Home Office's guidance on assessing suitability requirements for EU Settlement Scheme applications, updated to reflect new Immigration Rules changes and cancellation procedures.
gov.uk: Replaced 'Chapter 55a - Detention of pregnant women' with an updated and newly titled 'Detention of pregnant women' guidance.
Reformatted, with only minor textual corrections (spacing or punctuation); no change to values, eligibility criteria or substantive wording is apparent. See the full diff to verify.
gov.uk: Updated the 'After you've applied' section to reflect that successful applicants will get an eVisa only.
AI summaryThe Home Office has removed the transitional arrangements for physical visa collection that applied to applications made before 30 October 2025, with all successful Homes for Ukraine applicants now receiving eVisa only.
gov.uk: Published an updated county policy and information note on political affiliation.
AI summaryThe Nepal CPIN on political affiliation has been updated with new country information, including coverage of the March 2026 elections and the September 2025 "Gen-Z" protests.
gov.uk: Glossary updated to introduce a new definition of ‘operating or trading’.
AI summaryThe Home Office has introduced a new definition of "operating or trading" to clarify when organisations are considered to be genuinely active for sponsorship purposes.
gov.uk: Updated to version 05/26 of the guidance.
AI summaryNew mandatory revocation ground introduced for sponsor organisations suspected of being established mainly to facilitate immigration circumvention.
gov.uk: Published version 05/26 of the guidance. A full list of changes can be found in the guide.
AI summaryThe guidance includes a new provision to refuse sponsor licence applications where the Home Office has reasonable grounds to consider or suspect that a prospective sponsor organisation has been established mainly to facilitate immigration entry.
gov.uk: Updated with information about if your passport is at a visa application centre (VAC), and if you're making a new application for permission to come to the UK.
AI summaryThe document removes specific dates for eVisa implementation and adds new guidance for applicants whose passports are currently held at visa application centres.
gov.uk: This version replaces version 03/25. A full list of changes can be found within the guidance.
AI summarySection 1.1 has been clarified to specify that sponsors must carry out right to work checks on any worker they employ (whether sponsored or not) and any worker they sponsor (whether employed by them or not).
gov.uk: The guidance has been updated to reflect the implementation of the next phase of eVisa roll-out from 20 May 2026 and to provide clarification on right to work checks.
AI summaryThe guidance includes a formal correction note stating that previous versions incorrectly suggested sponsors must undertake right to work checks on unsponsored workers they "engage" or "directly engage" — this requirement has been deleted and should be disregarded.
gov.uk: Updated the section 'If you visited a VAC to prove your identity' as most people who make a successful application for a UK visit visa, or for most other UK vis types, will get an eVisa only.
AI summaryThe section on VAC identity verification has been rewritten to reflect the transition to eVisa-only processing, with significant changes to passport collection procedures and timing.
gov.uk: Revisions have been made to this guidance to: update the high grant nationalities in scope so that the policy no longer includes South Sudan and Syria; add further clarification on the approach when the Statement of Evidence Form is received during the process; and remove a section on targeted interviews.
AI summaryThe streamlined asylum processing (SAP) guidance for children has been revised: South Sudan and Syria are removed from the high-grant nationalities in scope (leaving Eritrea and Sudan), a clarification on Statement of Evidence Forms is added, and the targeted-interviews section is removed. The guidance otherwise remains in force.
gov.uk: Updated information on national identity cards which are not compliant with the ICAO standards.
AI summaryThe Home Office clarified that non-ICAO compliant national identity cards from EU/EEA/Swiss citizens can continue to be used for UK entry until further notice, removing uncertainty about their status.
AI summaryThe Afghanistan humanitarian situation CPIN was updated with significantly expanded country information and maintained its assessment that general conditions do not breach Article 3 ECHR.
AI summaryThe Country Policy and Information Note on healthcare and medical treatment in Afghanistan has been comprehensively updated with substantially deteriorated assessments of health system capacity, access, and outcomes following US funding cuts in 2025.
AI summaryThe Afghanistan fear of Taliban CPIN has been updated with significant changes to the Home Office's assessment of risk levels for various groups and internal relocation prospects.
gov.uk: Added information on ETAs.
AI summaryThis document consolidates guidance on when carriers face £2,000 charges under Section 40 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, with key updates on Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETAs) and digital eVisas.
gov.uk: The link for the list of disqualified directors has been updated.
AI summaryThe Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) caseworker guidance has been reformatted with improved table structure and line breaks, but contains no substantive policy changes beyond the previously announced update to the disqualified directors link.
gov.uk: Updated to add information about: correction to the settlement qualifying period information, clarification of transitional rules relating to the 4 April 2024 Rules changes, and clarification of CTA policy regarding switching.
AI summaryThe guidance has been updated to clarify transitional arrangements for the 4 April 2024 rule changes, correct settlement qualifying period information, and clarify Common Travel Area switching restrictions.
gov.uk: Added the PDF version of Irregular or unlawful entry and arrival.
AI summaryMultiple Home Office immigration policy tables reformatted from plain text to HTML table structure, with no substantive policy changes.
gov.uk: Published the country bulletin: security situation, Lebanon, May 2026.
AI summaryThe Home Office has published a new security situation assessment for Lebanon covering March-April 2026, concluding that indiscriminate violence does not reach the threshold for Article 15(c) protection despite over 2,000 conflict deaths.
gov.uk: Added a section on 'understanding foreign state threats'.
AI summaryThe Home Office added a new section on "understanding foreign state threats" to the asylum information booklet, warning asylum seekers about foreign government recruitment attempts and explaining relevant offences under the National Security Act 2023.
gov.uk: The adult fee for Centre for Migration Medicine (CMM) has been updated.
AI summaryTuberculosis test clinic fees for Centre for Migration Medicine in Hyderabad have been updated, and address formatting has been standardized across all clinic listings.
gov.uk: 'Cancellation and curtailment of permission': information relating to making a decision to curtail or cancel EUSS limited leave and EUSS family permit leave to enter obtained via Appendix EU or Appendix EU(FP) respectively, where the status holder is in the UK, has been removed. The relevant sections now direct caseworkers to the consolidated EUSS curtailment and cancellation guidance.
AI summaryHome Office removes detailed EUSS curtailment and cancellation guidance from the general caseworker guidance and redirects to consolidated specialist guidance, affecting how practitioners access information on challenging EUSS status decisions.
AI summaryThe Home Office has updated its Country Policy and Information Note on Palestinians in Lebanon, significantly expanding the document with over 1,700 new lines while maintaining its core assessment that most Palestinian refugees do not face persecution.
gov.uk: Published the country bulletin: internal relation, civil documentation and returns, Iraq, May 2026.
AI summaryThe Iraq CPIN has been updated to reflect new Upper Tribunal Country Guidance on identity documentation and returns to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, substantially changing the Home Office's assessment of checkpoint travel and INID requirements.
gov.uk: Updated the guidance to expand the list of SMS requests that can be made through the priority service.
AI summaryThe Home Office has expanded the Study post licence priority service to include representative-related requests and follow-on CAS allocations, with additional eligibility criteria.
AI summaryThe guidance on form SET (F) for children's applications has been corrected — applications should use form SET (DV) instead.
gov.uk: Updated the lists of approved test centres inside and outside the UK.
AI summaryThe approved test centre lists for secure English language tests (SELTs) have been updated, with file sizes changing for downloadable lists and minor formatting improvements throughout the document.
Ministerial statements, parliamentary scrutiny, Commons Library research and statements of changes — what's moving through Westminster. Each item links out to the original source; we don’t interpret them.
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parliament.uk: International student numbers increased rapidly to a peak in 2022/23, before falling in the following two years.
parliament.uk: My hon Friend the Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum (Alex Norris) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:This Government inherited an asylum system under significant strain, with hundreds of hotels in u...
parliament.uk: Justice and Home Affairs Committee (Lords). Settlement, citizenship and integration policies and procedures in the UK.
parliament.uk: A general debate on Windrush Day is scheduled to take place in the House of Commons Chamber on 25 June 2026.
parliament.uk: A programme for financially compensating victims of the Windrush scandal has been running for seven years and has paid out £127 million so far.
parliament.uk: Recent examples of people barred from the UK under discretionary immigration powers include Kanye West, Hasan Piker and Valentina Gomez.
parliament.uk: Common reasons the Home Office may refuse a visitor visa application, how applicants can prove they are a genuine visitor, and challenging a refusal.
parliament.uk: Public Accounts Committee (Commons). PAC analysis of the UK asylum system's financial and operational efficiency.
parliament.uk: Frequently asked questions about the UK government's immigration white paper proposals in 2025, including longer qualifying periods for indefinite leave to remain.
parliament.uk: A summary of statistics on people seeking asylum in the UK and refugees who arrive in the UK through resettlement programmes.
parliament.uk: A debate has been scheduled for 2:30pm on 3 June 2026 on "improving the UK visa system".
parliament.uk: Small boat crossings peaked in 2022, when 46,000 people arrived by this unauthorised route.
parliament.uk: How is migration measured in the UK, how has migration changed over time, and how does UK migration compare with migration in EU countries?.
parliament.uk: The UK and France have agreements to address unauthorised migration, including by small boats.
parliament.uk: Non-EU nationals will soon need an authorisation before they travel to the EU and will have to go through new automated biometric checks at the border.
parliament.uk: Education Committee (Commons). International student funding and visa implications for UK higher education sector financial viability.
parliament.uk: Can asylum seekers work in the UK while waiting for a decision on their application for refugee status?.
parliament.uk: What authorised immigration routes are available to people wanting to come to the UK for humanitarian reasons, how many people use them, and what is the government's position on establishing more?.
parliament.uk: My hon Friend the Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum (Alex Norris) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I have been clear about this Government’s determination to crack down on small boats.
parliament.uk: In March 2026 the government introduced a temporary ban on certain visa applications made from abroad for nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan.
parliament.uk: Since early 2022, Ukrainians have been able to take up temporary residence in the UK under Homes for Ukraine and other bespoke visa programmes.
parliament.uk: My hon Friend the Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum (Alex Norris) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:In July 2024, this Government set out the steps we were taking to strengthen readiness for the Eu...
parliament.uk: The government is consulting on plans for a national digital ID scheme.
parliament.uk: The Home Office advises British citizens who have dual nationality to use a British passport, or apply for a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode, to travel to the UK.
parliament.uk: I would like to correct an error with dates that were provided for the transition period associated with the introduction of a visit visa requirement for Nicaragua and St Lucia in my written statement on 5 March 2026 (HLWS1382).
parliament.uk: A Westminster Hall debate on immigration reforms is scheduled for Tuesday 17 March 2026.
parliament.uk: Home Affairs Committee (Commons). Government proposals for earned settlement reforms and routes to settlement in the UK.
parliament.uk: The NHS uses international recruitment to fill staffing vacancies.
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 5 March 2026.
parliament.uk: My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:This country will always provide sanctuary to those fleeing war and persecution.
parliament.uk: My hon Friend the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls (Jess Phillips) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement: On 16 July 2025, I announced a public Call for Evidence on Identification of Vic...
parliament.uk: UK visa fees and charges have increased significantly since the 2000s.
parliament.uk: A specialised immigration tribunal has heard appeals against refusal of asylum under a system first established in 1969.
parliament.uk: Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (Lords). Scrutiny of Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2026 among other statutory instruments.
parliament.uk: The bill would prioritise UK medical graduates and certain other groups for NHS foundation and speciality training from 2026.
parliament.uk: Home Affairs Committee (Commons). Government response to Home Affairs Committee inquiry on Home Office asylum accommodation management.
parliament.uk: Two e-petitions relating to indefinite leave to remain are being debated in Westminster Hall at 4:30pm on 2 February 2026.
parliament.uk: A Westminster Hall debate on UK relations with France is scheduled for Wednesday 14 January 2026, from 4pm.
parliament.uk: Methods for calculating migration statistics have recently changed.
parliament.uk: British people who want to sponsor a foreign spouse or partner for a visa must normally earn £29,000 a year.
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 9 December 2025.
parliament.uk: There will be a Westminster Hall debate on potential impact of proposed asylum reforms on people with protected characteristics seeking asylum on 17 December 2025 at 9:30am.
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 1 July 2025.
parliament.uk: My hon.
parliament.uk: My hon Friend the Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum (Alex Norris) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am today announcing that Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) in Oxfordshire has opened.
parliament.uk: People who claim asylum in the UK can have their claim thrown out without consideration, or be denied an appeal, if they are from or have been in a safe country.
parliament.uk: Around one in five NHS staff in England report a nationality other than British.
gov.uk: The Home Secretary gave an oral statement to the House of Commons on 17 November to set out significant reforms to the UK’s asylum and returns system.
parliament.uk: Public Accounts Committee (Commons). Public spending and administration of UK's Afghanistan Response Route for resettlement of Afghan refugees and vulnerable persons.
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 14 October 2025.
parliament.uk: Home Affairs Committee (Commons). Home Office's management of asylum accommodation provision and related operational issues.
parliament.uk: Human Rights (Joint Committee) (Joint). Government response to Joint Committee's legislative scrutiny of Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 4 September 2025.
gov.uk: Home Secretary statement on actions the government is taking with France to strengthen border security and reforms to the asylum system.
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 5 August 2025.
parliament.uk: Public Accounts Committee (Commons). Public spending and administration of the skilled worker visa scheme
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 24 June 2025.
parliament.uk: Human Rights (Joint Committee) (Joint). Legislative scrutiny of Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill examining human rights implications and compliance.
parliament.uk: Constitution Committee (Lords). Constitutional scrutiny of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill covering asylum, immigration and border security provisions.
parliament.uk: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (Lords). Scrutiny of delegated powers in the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.
gov.uk: The Home Secretary gave an oral statement to the House of Commons on 12 May to introduce the 'Restoring Control over the Immigration System' white paper.
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 12 March 2025.
parliament.uk: Home Affairs Committee (Commons). Pre-appointment hearing for Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration oversight role.
parliament.uk: Public Accounts Committee (Commons). Home Office acquisition and use of former HMP Northeye prison for asylum accommodation
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 19 February 2024.
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 26 November 2024.
Independent oversight of the Home Office — ICIBI border and immigration inspections, HMIP detention inspections and NAO value-for-money audits. Each item links out to the original source; we don’t interpret them.
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gov.uk: This inspection report contains two recommendations.
gov.uk: This inspection report contains five recommendations.
gov.uk: This inspection report contains three recommendations.
gov.uk: This inspection report contains seven recommendations.
gov.uk: This inspection report contains eight recommendations.
gov.uk: This report covers reviews of selected Home Office country information on Afghanistan and Colombia that the IAGCI considered at its meeting on 18 December 2025.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
nao.org.uk: We’ve mapped the asylum system to show where delays occur, and set out four requirements for an effective system.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
gov.uk: This inspection examined Border Force’s approach to protecting the border from threats in the General Maritime domain.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
gov.uk: This inspection examined the efficiency and effectiveness of the Home Office’s use of age assessments, looking particularly at the Irregular Migration Intake Unit and the National Age Assessment Board.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
gov.uk: This report covers reviews of selected Home Office country information on Turkey and Vietnam that the IAGCI considered at its meeting on 13 February 2025.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
nao.org.uk: This NAO briefing has been prepared for the Home Affairs Committee as part of its inquiry into the delivery of asylum accommodation.
gov.uk: This inspection examined the Border Force operation to deter and detect clandestine entrants at the juxtaposed controls in northern France, focusing on how efficiently and effectively staff resources and detection tec...
gov.uk: This inspection examined the effectiveness, efficiency, and consistency of the Home Office’s management of fee waiver applications for certain types of immigration and citizenship applications.
nao.org.uk: Ahead of the government’s Immigration White Paper, the NAO has examined the Home Office’s management of the Skilled Worker visa route.
Migration Advisory Committee reports and Home Office immigration statistics releases. Each item links out to the original source; we don’t interpret them.
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gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Report by the University of Greenwich to assess the effects of immigration on housing costs, what creates these effects and the implications for the UK.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Intention to publish additional FNO statistics following upgrade to FNO data collection and infrastructure.
gov.uk: This page contains information on the Migration transparency data’s voluntary compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics.
gov.uk: This release is the sixteenth in an annual series of publications that explore changes in migrants’ visa and leave status within the UK’s immigration system.
gov.uk: Quarterly statistics on people coming to the UK (including via illegal routes), extensions of stay, EUSS, citizenship, asylum, detentions, returns and stopping immigration crime.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Report on the factors that influence how long skilled migrants stay in the UK.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: The Migration Advisory Committee’s update on the Temporary Shortage List review.
gov.uk: The Migration Advisory Committee’s report on the fiscal impact of immigration in the UK.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: This landing page contains the pre-release access list that relates to the Migration transparency data statistical dataset.
gov.uk: Quarterly statistics on people coming to the UK (including via illegal routes), extensions of stay, EUSS, citizenship, asylum, detentions, returns and stopping immigration crime.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Report on the salary requirements and discounts for the Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker, Global Business Mobility and Scale-up routes.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Quarterly statistics on people coming to the UK, extensions of stay, citizenship, asylum, detentions, and returns.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Statistics on stop and search, arrests for notifiable offences and detentions under Section 135 and Section 136 of the Mental Health Act.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Quarterly statistics on people coming to the UK, extensions of stay, citizenship, asylum, detentions, and returns.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: The Migration Advisory Committee’s report on the minimum income requirement for the family migration route.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Statistics on stop and search, arrests for notifiable offences.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Quarterly statistics on people coming to the UK, extensions of stay, citizenship, asylum, detentions, and returns.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: This note provides additional information to supplement the regular reporting on small boat arrivals published by the Home Office.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Migration Advisory Committee report on how companies use the immigration system to recruit information technology (IT) and engineering professionals.
gov.uk: This release is the fifteenth in an annual series of publications that explore changes in migrants’ visa and leave status within the UK’s immigration system.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: The MAC is seeking to procure researchers to help in the understanding of the impact of migration on housing in the UK.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has been commissioned by the Home Secretary to review the financial requirements for the Family Visa route.
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