Tuesday 23 June 2026
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Guidance · Change
Youth Mobility Scheme: second 2026 ballot for Hong Kong and Taiwan, 14-16 July
Hong Kong SAR passport holders and Taiwan nationals had to enter the second 2026 Youth Mobility Scheme ballot by email between 00:01 on 14 July 2026 and 00:01 on 16 July 2026.
Sunday 21 June 2026
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Guidance · Change
Service Supplier guidance lists Mexico in CPTPP business location table
Mexico appears in Table C of the Home Office's Service Supplier guidance, which sets where the business of a CPTPP Service Supplier must be located. The guidance page shows an update date of 1…
Monday 15 June 2026
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Guidance · Change
Detention order on accommodating families in removal centres reissued in June 2026
Home Office staff and contracted providers in immigration removal centres must follow Detention Services Order 01/2014, version 2.0, reissued in June 2026 and updated on 15 June 2026, on how families are accommodated.
Monday 8 June 2026
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Guidance · Change
Expired BRPs can be used for 24 months after expiry or until 31 December 2026
Guidance for people with indefinite leave says an expired biometric residence permit (BRP) can be used for 24 months after its printed expiry date or until 31 December 2026, whichever is first, from 8…
Friday 5 June 2026
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Guidance · Change
Dual citizens on French school trips can prove British or Irish citizenship with three passport options
Guidance on the France-UK school trip travel information form now says how a child with British or Irish citizenship in a French school group can prove it, from 5 June 2026.
Sunday 31 May 2026
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Guidance · Change
Student sponsors face new BCA thresholds and RAG ratings from 1 June 2026
Student sponsors face a new Basic Compliance Assessment framework with a Red-Amber-Green rating and tighter thresholds for assessments applied for on or after 1 June 2026, under Student sponsor compliance guidance.
Friday 22 May 2026
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Guidance · Change
Homes for Ukraine guidance says successful applicants get an eVisa only
Successful Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme applicants get an eVisa only, accessed through a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account, according to GOV.UK guidance updated on 22 May 2026.
Wednesday 20 May 2026
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Guidance · Change
Sponsor guidance glossary adds a definition of ‘operating or trading’
The Home Office glossary for Workers and Temporary Workers sponsors was updated on 20 May 2026 to add a definition of 'operating or trading', which applies to licence holders and applicants on the Worker…
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Guidance · Change
UKVI stopped issuing visa vignettes to new applicants on 1 July 2026
People granted a visa to come to the UK now receive an eVisa, and UK Visas and Immigration stopped issuing visa vignette stickers to successful new applicants on 1 July 2026.
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Guidance · Change
Sponsor guidance part 2 updated for 8 October 2026 Immigration Rules changes
Licensed sponsors on the Worker and Temporary Worker routes should note version 10/26 of sponsor guidance part 2, valid from 8 October 2026, which covers right to work checks and Rules changes.