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Guidance

Exemptions for visa applications: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on how to handle exemptions for visa applications made outside the UK.

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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
14 November 2013
Last updated
1711 JulyNovember 2025 — See all updates

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Exemption from immigration control (Non armed forces) (accessible)

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Exemption from immigration control (Non armed forces)

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List of International organisations whose employees qualify for exempt entry clearances (accessible version)

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff consider exemptions when handling visa applications made outside the UK. It is a live document under constant review and is for information only.

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Published 14 November 2013
Last updated 1711 JulyNovember 2025 + show all updates

  2. Updated Exemption from immigration control (Non armed forces) guidance with a new new section on Representative offices, and amended to note Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETA) roll out has happened since the last version of the guidance was published.

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Update history

2025-12-01 11:18
Updated the list of International organisations to change ‘International Grains Organisation (IGC)’ to ‘International Grains Council (IGC)’ and ‘Oslo and Paris Commissions (OSPAR)’ to ‘OSPAR Commission (OSPAR)’.

2025-11-11 00:01
Exemption from immigration control (Non armed forces): changed to reflect Part Suitability replacing Part 9: grounds for refusal of the Immigration Rules.

2025-07-17 01:00
Updated Exemption from immigration control (Non armed forces) guidance with a new new section on Representative offices, and amended to note Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETA) roll out has happened since the last version of the guidance was published.

2024-12-20 15:31
Updated list of international organisations whose employees qualify for exempt entry clearances.

2024-10-10 00:01
Added document, ‘Exemption from immigration control (Non armed forces)’.

2024-07-16 14:19
Added the World Bank Group International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, the World Bank Group Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the United Nations Population Fund. Removed the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning and the Unified Patents Court. Moved the African Development Bank to the list of organisations without offices in the UK. Moved the World Health Organisation to the list of organisations with offices in the UK. The names of some organisations have been updated.

2024-07-15 00:01
Exempt (EXM) document updated.

2024-02-12 16:10
Updated list of exempt organisations.

2024-01-08 11:42
Added more information about the unmarried partner concession in paragraph 7 of the Exempt (EXM) guidance.

2023-11-10 09:00
Updated paragraph 7 of the Exempt (EXM) guidance.

2023-10-10 10:40
List of exempt organisations have been updated to reflect current legislation.

2023-04-25 17:40
Updated list of exempt organisations.

2023-04-19 14:10
Updated list of exempt organisations.