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Guidance

Immigration status and enforcement action: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on considering immigration status and deciding enforcement action.

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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
14 April 2016
Last updated
2411 DecemberNovember 20242025 — See all updates

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European Union, European Economic Area and Swiss citizens and their family members (accessible)

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European Union, European Economic Area and Swiss citizens and their family members

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Cancellation and curtailment of permission (accessible)

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Cancellation and curtailment of permission

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff consider status and decide action for enforcement officers dealing with immigration enforcement matters, including curtailment, within the UK.

Guidance in this section has been reworked into a new format and plainer language. Not all of the enforcement guidance has been revised yet. If you cannot find the information you need in this section, please look in the ‘chapters’ sections of Enforcement instructions and guidance.

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Published 14 April 2016

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    3. Updated to remove all instructions to officers to serve a 28-day notice; updated guidance on encounters with EEA citizens and their family members; and reference to RED.0001 notices has been replaced with Notice of Liability to Removal (NOL).

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Update history

2025-12-19 16:54
Updated to reflect changes to Home Office systems that have been replaced.

2025-11-11 00:01
Cancellation and curtailment of permission guidance updated. Changes listed under “Changes from last version of this guidance” section.

2024-12-24 09:38
Updated to remove all instructions to officers to serve a 28-day notice; updated guidance on encounters with EEA citizens and their family members; and reference to RED.0001 notices has been replaced with Notice of Liability to Removal (NOL).

2024-10-08 09:00
Updated the Cancellation and curtailment of permission guidance to reflect Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 217, laid on 10 September 2024, which added a ground for curtailment under Appendix EU.

2024-08-21 11:50
Guidance on cancellation and curtailment of permission updated, changes are detailed on page 8.

2024-03-07 11:38
Updated the cancellation and curtailment of permission guidance to clarify that it does not apply to Border cases.

2024-01-24 12:44
Updated the guidance Cancellation and curtailment of permission to reflect Immigration Rules changes.

2023-10-13 17:09
Guidance on cancellation and curtailment updated, changes are detailed on page 7.

2023-08-07 09:14
Updated the Cancellation and Curtailment of permission guidance to reflect changes to the Immigration Rules.

2023-02-03 11:32
Removed the outdated document Liability to administrative removal (non-EEA): consideration and notification.

2022-07-21 14:01
Removed Criminal investigations (Immigration Enforcement) document as very out of date.