About this tool

This page tracks changes to Home Office and UK Visas & Immigration policy documents on gov.uk. It is a notification tool for UK immigration practitioners: a way to find out when guidance changes without having to remember to check.

We monitor roughly 1,085 UKVI documents — caseworker guidance, asylum guidance, CPINs (Country Policy and Information Notes), immigration rules pages, related consultations and publications — and check each one hourly for substantive textual changes. When a change is detected, we produce a short narrative summary in plain English of what the gov.uk text now says compared to what it said before.

What counts as a "significant" change

By default the feed shows only changes where the total number of lines added or removed exceeds a threshold (currently 10). This is the same threshold that drives the email alert. Toggle "Show all changes" on the home page to see every detected change, including minor edits and typo fixes.

What this tool does not do

• It does not interpret changes or say whether they are favourable or unfavourable.
• It does not advise on what action a lawyer should take.
• It is not exhaustive — only UKVI policy documents are monitored; case law, statutes, secondary legislation and statements of changes are tracked elsewhere.
• It is not a replacement for reading the gov.uk source: every entry links to the original document.

Subscribing

You can also receive these updates by email or RSS. Email subscriptions are currently mirrored from Free Movement membership; if you are a member and want to opt in, contact Colin. The Atom feed is public.

Reporting a problem

If you spot a missing document, an incorrect summary, or a broken link, please let us know.

Built and maintained by Free Movement. Not legal advice.