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Transfer of conditions: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on deciding applications to transfer a visa to a new biometric residence permit.

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Transfer of conditions

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Details

This guidance tells caseworkers how to consider transfer of conditions (TOC) applications made in the UK.

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Updates to this page

Published 12 August 2013
Last updated 3126 OctoberNovember 2024 + show all updates
  1. Updated the content in the details section.

  2. Updated guidance to reflect that biometric residence permits (BRPs) will no longer be issued.

  3. Updated guidance published: hyperlinks updated in sections ‘Curtailment team referrals’ and ‘Status review unit (SRU) referrals’.

  4. Updated guidance.

  5. Updated guidance.

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