Wednesday 7 October 2026
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Guidance · Change
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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Guidance · Change
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…
Thursday 1 October 2026
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Guidance · Change
Right to work checks: employer guidance applies from 1 October 2026
Employers must carry out right to work checks on people before employing them, and the guidance on how to do so applies from 1 October 2026, including document rules, follow-up checks and TUPE.
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Guidance · Change
Right to rent: updated landlord’s guide applies to checks from 1 October 2026
Landlords and letting agents in England carrying out right to rent checks on or after 1 October 2026 are covered by the updated Landlord's guide to right to rent checks, which includes new requirements…
Wednesday 30 September 2026
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Guidance · Report
Buckinghamshire New University’s Student sponsor licence suspended
The Home Office suspended Buckinghamshire New University's Student sponsor licence on 30 September 2026, with immediate effect; sponsored students already at the university can continue studying while their permission remains valid.
Tuesday 29 September 2026
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Guidance · Change
Study sponsors: follow-on CAS requests need the further information-CAS request form
Updated guidance for Study sponsors using the priority change of circumstances service says follow-on CAS allocation requests need the further information-CAS request form. The guidance was updated on 29 September 2026.
Monday 28 September 2026
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Guidance · Change
Asylum booklet adds Single Protection Interview for nationals of listed countries
Nationals of EU and EEA countries, Switzerland, the US, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand may be invited to one combined asylum interview, according to the booklet updated on 28 September 2026.
Wednesday 23 September 2026
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Guidance · Change
Carriers may be charged £2,000 per passenger arriving without ETA or permission
Air, rail and sea carriers may be charged £2,000 for each passenger who arrives in the UK without a required electronic travel authorisation (ETA), visa or permission to travel, under guidance updated 22 October…
Tuesday 22 September 2026
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Guidance · Change
Registration as British citizen: children guidance adds same-sex relationship update
Version 19.0 of the caseworker guidance on registering children as British citizens, published on 22 September 2026, adds guidance on a child whose mother is in a same sex relationship with a British citizen.