Guidance

Considering immigration status and deciding enforcement action

Guidance for enforcement officers considering immigration status and deciding enforcement action, including curtailment.

From:
UK Visas and Immigration
Published
14 April 2016
Last updated
21 July 2022 — See all updates

Documents

Liability to administrative removal (non-EEA): consideration and notification

PDF, 239 KB, 42 pages

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European Union, European Economic Area and Swiss citizens and their family members

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Cancellation and curtailment of permission

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Guidance on considering status and deciding action for enforcement officers dealing with immigration enforcement matters, including curtailment, within the UK.

Guidance in this section has been reworked into a new format and plainer language. Not all of the enforcement guidance has been revised yet. If you cannot find the information you need in this section, please look in the ‘chapters’ sections of Enforcement instructions and guidance.

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Published 14 April 2016
Last updated 21 July 2022 + show all updates

  1. Removed Criminal investigations (Immigration Enforcement) document as very out of date.

  2. 'European Union, European Economic Area and Swiss citizens and their family members' guidance updated. This supersedes and replaces the previous General Instructions chapter ‘EEA operational guidance during the grace period’, which is now withdrawn. This version provides clarification of operational procedure in respect of rewording and deletion of specific detail about actions carried out by FNORC and Returns Preparation in respect of service of the 28 day notice.

  3. Updated 'cancellation of entry clearance and permission' document: title change to ‘cancellation and curtailment of permission’; deletion of the section on ‘curtailing the leave of relevant Afghan citizens’; other minor changes as a result of Immigration Rules changes taking effect on 6 and 11 October 2021; minor housekeeping changes. More details in "changes from last version of this guidance".

  4. European Union, European Economic Area and Swiss citizens and their family members guidance updated to reflect changes in Immigration Rules on 1 October.

  5. Updated 'Guidance for Immigration Enforcement in respect of EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members' (PDF)

  6. Updated third document on the page regarding European, EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members. This supersedes the previous guidance ‘EEA administrative removal’ which is now withdrawn.

  7. Updated the guidance document 'European Economic Area: administrative removal' and replaced 'curtailment' with cancellation of entry clearance and permission.

  8. Updated the 'Curtailment' document with amended section on legacy curtailment decisions.

  9. Replaced Curtailment document.

  10. Updated 'European Economic Area: administrative removal' document

  11. Updated guidance.

  12. Updated guidance on 'Liability to administrative removal (non-EEA): consideration and notification'.

  13. Updated guidance: Liability to administrative removal (non-EEA): consideration and notification

  14. Updated guidance on 'European Economic Area: administrative removal'.

  15. New guidance added: Criminal investigations (Immigration Enforcement), Liability to administrative removal (non-EEA): consideration and notification

  16. Updated guidance on 'EEA administrative removal'.

  17. Guidance on curtailment added.

  18. First published.