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Change description : 2025-11-11 08:00:00: Updated to reflect an Immigration Rules change. Part 9: Grounds for Refusal has been replaced by Part Suitability. [Guidance and regulation]

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Guidance

Visit: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance about the different visitor categories for visiting the UK and how UK Visas and Immigration makes decisions on visitor cases.

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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
24 April 2015
Last updated
2911 JanuaryNovember 2025 — See all updates

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Visit caseworker guidance (accessible)

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Visit caseworker guidance

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff make decisions on visitor cases.

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Published 24 April 2015

Last updated 2911 JanuaryNovember 2025 + show href="#full-history">+ show all updates

    3. Guidance updated to clarify that supporting documents provided must correlate with what has been written in the visa application form in terms of finance and income.

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Update history

2025-11-11 08:00
Updated to reflect an Immigration Rules change. Part 9: Grounds for Refusal has been replaced by Part Suitability.

2025-01-29 11:33
Guidance updated to clarify that supporting documents provided must correlate with what has been written in the visa application form in terms of finance and income.

2024-01-31 00:01
Updated to reflect changes to the Immigration Rules.

2023-07-05 12:03
The caseworker guidance has been updated.

2023-01-03 11:33
Added accessible HTML version.

2022-11-09 00:15
Updated to reflect changes to the Immigration Rules.