Family life (as a partner or parent) and exceptional circumstances caseworker guidance
Immigration staff guidance on considering claims based on family life or exceptional circumstances.
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If you have made an application for leave to remain and you:
- have not yet received a decision
- consider you are in need of recourse to public funds
- are eligible to apply for a change of conditions, or will be eligible if your application is granted
you need to complete a change of conditions application.
Immigration staff guidance on how to decide applications or claims for leave to enter or remain on the basis of family life as a partner or parent or exceptional circumstances in compliance with Article 8 (right to family and private life of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)).
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Last updated 12
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Guidance updated to remove sections relating to family settlement applications, which is now covered in separate Family and private life settlement guidance.
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PDF entitled 'Concession to the family Immigration Rules for granting longer periods of leave and early indefinite leave to remain' removed because it is no longer valid.
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Updated guidance includes a change to the definition of sponsors; changes to the two-stage approach to Family Life claims; changes to the approach when an applicant has a partner but applies as a parent; clarification that written evidence is required to disclose a document to the Home Office. Information on how to deal with private life considerations has been moved to separate guidance.
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Updated 'Concession for granting longer periods of leave and early indefinite leave to remain' guidance to clarify the qualification criteria for the concession.
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Updated Family life (as a partner or parent), private life and exceptional circumstances guidance.
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Added document: 'Concession for granting longer periods of leave and early indefinite leave to remain'.
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Recourse to public funds section updated.
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Updated PDF file.
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Updated 'Coronavirus (COVID-19) concessions' section of guidance.
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Updated information on EEA citizens in the UK with limited leave under Appendix EUSS and application of rules for Irish citizens.
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Updated family life exceptional circumstances.
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Updated guidance to reflect a change to the key dates.
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Added information for users with a pending application for leave to remain.
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Updated document to reflect family position on COVID-19.
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Changes to the appeals section.
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Updated guidance.
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Updated guidance.
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Updated guidance.
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Updated family life (as a partner or parent), private life and exceptional circumstances guidance.
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The words ‘(except where entry is being granted as a fiancé, fiancée or proposed civil partner)’ have been deleted from the end of the first paragraph in "Decision to grant entry clearance or leave to remain as a partner on a 5 or 10-year route".
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Updated version of the guidance document published.
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Updated document.
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First published.