UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on how to consider cases under the Windrush scheme from those covered by the Windrush scheme policy.
Those who wish to be considered under the Windrush scheme, should refer to the information about the Windrush scheme on GOV.UK.
Previous versions of this guidance are available on the National Archives website. These archived versions are for reference only and are no longer current guidance.
Published 24 May 2018 Last updated 24 October 2023 +show all updates
Updated guidance published. Changes are detailed on page 6.
Guidance updated. Changes are explained on page 6.
Updated guidance to clarify the historical impact of Section 1(5) of the Immigration Act 1971 on the immigration status of Commonwealth citizens. Previous versions of Home Office guidance contained errors regarding the impact that this legislation had. This guidance has also been updated to reflect an amendment to the Windrush Scheme policy in order to provide for granting of indefinite leave to remain (ILR) to individuals who may previously have been incorrectly issued a status document as a result of these errors.
Updated Windrush guidance for use on or after 1 December.
Updated caseworker guidance
Updated with the new version of the caseworker guidance. Published the archived version of the previous caseworker guidance.
