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Policy and law

Whether you are working in the immigration advisory sector, or interested in learning more about the law and policy on immigration and asylum, these pages offer a detailed reference source for your information.

Guidance and instructions

This section provides details of the policy and guidance that our staff follow.

Immigration law

This section details the key legislation and immigration rules that form immigration law in the United Kingdom.

Simplifying immigration law

If you are interested in our legal framework you might want to read about the simplification project. This project's ultimate objective is to replace all existing immigration laws with one, new simplified Act. In doing this the project will also need to replace the existing immigration rules and UK Border Agency’s operational guidance with new products.