Home Office adds data protection impact assessment for Immigration Enforcement facial recognition
Home Office updates caseworker guidance on Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor changes
EU Settlement Scheme caseworker guidance updated to reflect Statement of Changes HC 584Thursday 15 October 2026
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Children aged 18 or over can apply as main applicants under domestic abuse concession
Children aged 18 or over who were last granted permission as a child on a specified route can apply as main applicants under the Migrant Victims of Domestic Abuse Concession from 8 October 2026.
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EUSS travel permit closed under HC 584: family permit guidance updated
Home Office guidance updated on 15 October 2026 records the closure of the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) travel permit under HC 584 and sets out how staff consider EUSS family permit applications from 8…
Friday 9 October 2026
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Guidance · Change
Student sponsor guidance updated on 9 October 2026
Sponsors of Students and Child Students are affected by the Student sponsor guidance updated on 9 October 2026, which includes Basic Compliance Assessment thresholds for applications made on or after 1 June 2026.
Thursday 8 October 2026
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Guidance · Change
Sponsor guidance part 2 updated for Immigration Rules changes from 8 and 29 October 2026
Version 10/26 of Sponsor a worker: sponsor guidance part 2 applies from 8 October 2026 and covers Immigration Rules changes taking effect on 8 and 29 October, and the Right to Work Scheme from…
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Long residence guidance updated on varying applications to Appendix FM or Private Life
Home Office caseworker guidance, version 26.0 of 8 October 2026, says when a long residence application is varied to an Appendix FM or Appendix Private Life permission to stay application.
Wednesday 7 October 2026
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Guidance · Change
Seasonal Worker quota for 2027 set at 41,000 horticulture and 1,900 poultry places
Sponsor guidance valid from 8 October 2026 confirms the 2027 Seasonal Worker quota: 41,000 places in horticulture and 1,900 in poultry production, the same as for 2026.
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Erasmus+ participants: which UK visa or permission applies by activity and stay
New GOV.UK guidance sets out which immigration permission Erasmus+ learners, staff and youth participants may need to come to the UK, depending on activity, length of stay and age.
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Border Force updates entry guidance for EU Settlement Scheme and family permit holders
Border Force guidance on entering the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme or an EU Settlement Scheme family permit was updated for Immigration Rules changes from 8 October 2026, with separate rules for EU-group…
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Visiting the UK guidance lists evidence for an Erasmus+ placement
Standard visitor visa applicants carrying out an Erasmus+ placement in the UK are told which evidence to provide in the supporting documents guidance, which shows an update date of 8 October 2026.
Monday 5 October 2026
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Guidance · Change
Level 2 SMS users lose access from 8 March 2027
Licensed sponsors can no longer create Level 2 users on the Sponsorship management system (SMS) from 9 September 2026, and Level 2 users lose SMS access from 8 March 2027 unless added as Level…