UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff make decisions who should be granted restricted leave, how to consider the duration of leave to be granted and what, if any, conditions should be imposed.
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Published 28 May 2012 Last updated 25 October 2023 +show all updates
Replaced document with a new version.
Guidance updated, including: removing condition requiring a person to register with the police; amending to include persons to whom Article 1(2)(iii) of the 1954 Convention on the status of stateless persons applies; updating to clarify approach to adult children of those granted restricted leave; amending to clarify approach when reviewing the no recourse to public funds condition.
Updated restricted leave PDF to reflect the Nationality & Borders Act 2022 amendments.
Updated guidance.
Guidance updated with the following changes: clarification of who the policy applies to; clarity on considerations around the duration and conditions of leave and travel outside the UK; removal of the requirement not to spend more than 3 consecutive nights or more than 10 days in a rolling 6-month period away from the place of residence without seeking prior permission from the Secretary of State; minor clarifications in respect of applicability of the policy to dependants; updates to reflect the Court of Appeal decision in MS & Anor v SSHD [2017] EWCA Civ 1190 (31 July 2017); inclusion of refusal of applications for leave under the EU Settlement Scheme.
