Friday 18 September 2026
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Guidance · Report
Home Office publishes caseworker guidance on foreign national offender conditional cautions
The Home Office published version 1.0 of its caseworker guidance on foreign national offender conditional cautions on 18 September 2026. It covers criteria, conditions, cancellation of leave and non-compliance.
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Guidance · Change
Modern slavery: late reconsideration requests may be considered in two cases
Competent Authorities may consider requests to reconsider negative Reasonable Grounds or Conclusive Grounds decisions submitted after the 30 calendar day limit, under an interim approach in Home Office statutory guidance.
Tuesday 15 September 2026
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Guidance · Change
Global Talent: UKRI list of approved employing or hosting institutions updated
The list of institutions approved by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to employ or host Global Talent applicants was updated on 15 September 2026, with organisation names changed and one body added.
Monday 14 September 2026
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Guidance · Change
Immigration status and enforcement action: caseworker guidance
No item drafted. The supplied source text cannot support a Change item on adult social care workers, so it can't be checked and can't be published.
Friday 11 September 2026
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Guidance · Change
Sponsors can no longer appoint Level 2 users in the SMS from 9 September 2026
From 9 September 2026 licensed sponsors cannot create Level 2 users in the Sponsorship Management System (SMS), and Level 2 access ends on 8 March 2027. A new manual covers multi-factor authentication.
Wednesday 9 September 2026
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Guidance · Change
Applicants outside the UK must not travel before their visa is approved
The "Living in the UK: applying from overseas" guidance states that applicants must not travel to the UK before their visa application is approved. It applies to people applying from outside the UK, and…
Monday 31 August 2026
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Guidance · Change
Service Supplier guidance adds Canada to table C for CPTPP sponsorship
Canada is listed in table C of the Home Office Service Supplier guidance, which applies to workers sponsored under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and to their sponsors.
Friday 28 August 2026
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Guidance · Change
Sponsor guidance part 3 updated: inactive licences, MFA and right to work
Licensed Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors are covered by version 08/26 of sponsor guidance part 3, valid from 28 August 2026, which updates rules on inactive licences, multi-factor authentication and right to work checks.
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Guidance · Change
Sponsor licence guidance: SMS multi-factor authentication from 3 September 2026
Sponsorship management system (SMS) users must use multi-factor authentication (MFA) from 3 September 2026, and sponsors can no longer appoint Level 2 Users from 9 September 2026, under version 08/26 of Part 1.
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Guidance · Change
Sponsorship Management System log-ins will require a one-time passcode
All Sponsorship Management System users will need a one-time passcode at each log-in once multi-factor authentication is enabled on their licence, with sponsors told two weeks before their start date.