UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff deal with situations where an applicant for entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain owes a litigation debt to the Home Office.
Updated to clarify that where a person has entry clearance or extant permission, there is no power to refuse entry solely because a person has an outstanding litigation debt.
Electronic travel authorisations added to the list of applications to which this guidance does not apply.
Appendix Domestic Worker who is a Victim of Modern Slavery added to the list of applications to which this guidance does not apply in the What is a litigation debt? section.
Minor amendment to the introduction to clarify that this guidance applies to family reunion applications.
Updated guidance in line with FBIS changes from 1 December 2020.
Guidance updated.
First published.