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.
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Published 3 October 2013
Last updated 158 NovemberApril 2023
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2026-04-08 01:00
Updated to include additional text in the ‘About this guidance’ section on templates; addition of text in the ‘What’s is a valid application’ section to include reference to Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse; and a change in wording regarding refund fees in the section ‘How to reject an application as invalid’.
2023-11-15 14:01
Updated the guidance to reflect the launch of ETA.
2023-10-05 00:01
Updated section on ‘What is a valid application?’.
2023-04-06 09:54
Added sections on ‘contacting an applicant where they have used the correct application form but may have selected the wrong route or category’, and ‘contacting an applicant where they may have used the wrong form for their application’.
2023-02-03 11:34
Version 6.0 of guidance added. Includes changes to the Identity sections.
2023-01-26 15:31
Version 5 added of guidance.
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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.
Updates to this page
Published 3 October 2013
Last updated 158 NovemberApril 2023
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href="#full-history">+ show all updates
-
Update history
2026-04-08 01:00
Updated to include additional text in the ‘About this guidance’ section on templates; addition of text in the ‘What’s is a valid application’ section to include reference to Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse; and a change in wording regarding refund fees in the section ‘How to reject an application as invalid’.
2023-11-15 14:01
Updated the guidance to reflect the launch of ETA.
2023-10-05 00:01
Updated section on ‘What is a valid application?’.
2023-04-06 09:54
Added sections on ‘contacting an applicant where they have used the correct application form but may have selected the wrong route or category’, and ‘contacting an applicant where they may have used the wrong form for their application’.
2023-02-03 11:34
Version 6.0 of guidance added. Includes changes to the Identity sections.
2023-01-26 15:31
Version 5 added of guidance.
Details
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.
Updates to this page
Update history
2026-04-08 01:00
Updated to include additional text in the ‘About this guidance’ section on templates; addition of text in the ‘What’s is a valid application’ section to include reference to Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse; and a change in wording regarding refund fees in the section ‘How to reject an application as invalid’.
2023-11-15 14:01
Updated the guidance to reflect the launch of ETA.
2023-10-05 00:01
Updated section on ‘What is a valid application?’.
2023-04-06 09:54
Added sections on ‘contacting an applicant where they have used the correct application form but may have selected the wrong route or category’, and ‘contacting an applicant where they may have used the wrong form for their application’.
2023-02-03 11:34
Version 6.0 of guidance added. Includes changes to the Identity sections.
2023-01-26 15:31
Version 5 added of guidance.