You need to be a subscriber to see this page Log in if you're already a subscriber or view our subscription options Log in View our subscription options Go to Expand all + Chapter 2: Immigration and nationality law: overview 1. Immigration and nationality law Sources of law Relevant institutions 2. The main types of immigration status Immigration bail 3. British nationality Multiple nationalities British nationals and the right of abode Acquiring British citizenship at birth Registering as a British citizen after 10 years Registering due to unfairness or exceptional circumstances 4. Immigration and nationality applications Applying from outside the UK Applying from within the UK Application procedure Home Office application fees Immigration health surcharge Home Office fee waiver policy Fee waivers for children’s citizenship applications Section 3C extension of leave to remain 5. Appeals and other remedies Appeals to the First-tier Tribunal Rights of appeal Appeal time limits In-country and out-of-country appeals Certification Tribunal fees Administrative review Administrative review time limits Judicial review 6. Deportation and administrative removal Automatic deportation Public good deportation Family members of people facing deportation Challenging deportation decisions Administrative removal and voluntary return Chapter 3: Leave to enter or remain 1. Leave to enter or remain Conditions of leave Who is exempt from the usual conditions Turkish nationals 2. Time-limited leave 3. Indefinite leave 4. Employment 5. Recourse to public funds Applications to have no recourse to public funds condition removed 6. Leave as a family member Who is a sponsor Financial requirements Adequate maintenance Adequate accommodation If your circumstances change Maintenance undertakings Leave to remain as a partner on the five-year route to settlement 7. Private life routes 8. Domestic violence or abuse and bereavement Domestic violence or abuse Bereavement 9. The points-based system Chapter 4: Asylum and human rights 1. Asylum seekers Applying for asylum Detention and removal Permission to work 2. Refugee leave and humanitarian protection Family reunion Exclusions 3. Fresh applications 4. Victims of human trafficking or slavery 5. Stateless people 6. Leave for human rights and compassionate reasons Leave granted under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights grounds Unaccompanied children Leave outside the rules Discretionary leave Restricted leave Migrant victims of domestic abuse concession Leave outside the Immigration Rules for other reasons Afghan resettlement and relocation schemes Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme The Afghanistan Response Route Appendix Ukraine Scheme Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) Ukraine Extension Scheme Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme Ukraine Family Scheme Hong Kong British national (overseas) route Chapter 5: The European Union Settlement Scheme 1. The EEA member states 2. Immigration categories for EEA nationals and family members 3. The EUSS Who is eligible for leave under the EUSS Joining family members Family members who were resident by 31 December 2020 Direct family members under the EUSS Extended family members under the EUSS Family members of Northern Irish citizens General deadline to apply to the EUSS 4. Leave under the EUSS Settled status Continuous residence Pre-settled status Suitability for settled and pre-settled status Retained rights and the EUSS Derivative rights and the EUSS Family members of British citizens under the EUSS (Surinder Singh cases) 5. Progressing from pre-settled status to settled status Curtailment 6. Late applications to the EUSS If you are waiting for an application to be decided Deadlines for EUSS applications 7. Challenging EUSS decisions 8. Arriving from 1 January 2021 onwards EEA nationals newly arriving, not joining family already resident in the UK Joining family members EUSS family permits Applying to the EUSS from outside the UK EUSS travel permits 9. Frontier workers Who is eligible for a frontier worker permit Family members of frontier workers 10. Documentation under the EUSS 11. Deportation Deportation rules for offences committed before 31 December 2020 Deportation rules for offences committed after 31 December 2020 Chapter 6: Checking your immigration status 1. Introduction 2. British nationals and people with the right of abode 3. People with leave to enter or remain Entry clearance confirming leave to enter Leave to enter Leave to remain granted in the UK Biometric residence permits eVisas Section 3C extension of leave Travel and status documents issued to non-UK nationals 4. People without leave 5. Long-term residents and the Windrush generation 6. Asylum seekers 7. EEA nationals Under the EUSS Under the Immigration Rules 8. Passport issues Leaving the UK New or lost passports Illegible passport stamps ← Previous 4. Immigration advice Next → Chapter 2: Immigration and nationality law: overview
