Wednesday 20 May 2026
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Guidance · Change
Sponsors: Appendix D record-keeping guidance updated from 8 October 2026
Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors must follow version 10/26 of Appendix D on record-keeping duties, valid from 8 October 2026, which covers wider right to work checks and new Religious Worker evidence.
Tuesday 19 May 2026
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Guidance · Change
MAC technical note sets out smoothing method for Skilled Worker salary thresholds
The Migration Advisory Committee's technical note of 19 May 2026 recommends smoothing occupation-specific salary thresholds across three years of data. It updates the 2020 note and focuses on the Skilled Worker route.
Friday 15 May 2026
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Guidance · Change
Non-ICAO national identity cards can continue to be used, EU, EEA and Swiss guidance says
GOV.UK guidance updated on 15 May 2026 says national identity cards that do not comply with ICAO standards can continue to be used to enter the UK until announced otherwise.
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Guidance · Change
Caseworker guidance on continuous residence for settlement updated to version 10.0
UK Visas and Immigration published version 10.0 of its continuous residence caseworker guidance on 8 October 2026, correcting the qualifying period table for settlement applications under Appendix Continuous Residence.
Tuesday 12 May 2026
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Guidance · Report
Independent report examines who stays and who leaves on the Skilled Worker route
An independent report published on 12 May 2026 analyses how long Skilled Worker main applicants stay in the UK, using linked Home Office records on 916,000 journeys from 2014 to 2024.
Monday 11 May 2026
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Guidance · Change
Skilled Worker caseworker guidance updated: immigration bail suitability
Version 20.0 of the Skilled Worker caseworker guidance, published for Home Office staff on 3 August 2026, lists a suitability update on immigration bail for entry clearance and permission to stay applications.
Friday 8 May 2026
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Guidance · Change
Rights of appeal guidance for caseworkers updated on 8 May 2026
UK Visas and Immigration updated its Rights of appeal caseworker guidance on 8 May 2026, covering appeal rights for people refused protection or human rights claims and the caseworkers who decide those claims.
Tuesday 5 May 2026
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Guidance · Change
Subject access requests: supporting documents must arrive within 7 days
Applicants making a subject access request to the Home Office must send supporting documents within 7 days, or the request is automatically rejected. The change took effect on 5 May 2026.
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Guidance · Change
Study sponsors can use priority service for nine types of SMS request
Study sponsors can use the priority change of circumstances service for nine types of Sponsor Management System request, at £350 per request, if they meet the eligibility criteria in the guidance.
Thursday 30 April 2026
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Guidance · Change
Good character guidance: illegal entry normally means refusal of citizenship
UK Visas and Immigration updated its caseworker guidance on the good character requirement on 30 April 2026, clarifying that applications made after 10 February 2025 involving illegal entry will normally be refused.