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Calais leave: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on how to process and assess asylum claims related to the clearance of the Calais camp.

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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
3 December 2018
Last updated
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UK Visa and Immigration guidance for staff explaining how to process and assess asylum claims from those people who were transferred to the UK between 17 October 2016 and 13 July 2017, in connection with the clearance of the Calais camp, for the purpose of being reunited with family.

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Update history

2025-11-11 00:01
Guidance updated to reflect recent changes to the Immigration Rules, replacing the previous General Grounds for Refusal with the new Part Suitability provisions, and provide links to the relevant guidance.

2025-07-29 14:00
This guidance has been updated to include additional references to the suitability provisions in the Immigration Rules and to replace references to physical immigration documents with new references to biometric immigration documents.

2024-11-13 10:58
Updated Calais leave guidance to reflect the recent shift from BRPs to eVisas.

2024-05-08 10:17
Updated the guidance to explain how to consider granting settlement to individuals previously granted Calais leave in the UK.