Guidance

Application validation, variation and withdrawal: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on application forms and procedures for immigration applications and claims.

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on how an application for leave to remain in the UK is made valid, and what to do if it is not. It also describes how an applicant can change the purpose of an application, withdraw an application and calculate the date of an application.

Published 3 October 2013
Last updated 263 JanuaryFebruary 2023 + show all updates
  1. Version 6.0 of guidance added. Includes changes to the Identity sections.

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  4. Updated guidance in line with FBIS changes on 1 December 2020.

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