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Home Office Adds US and Jamaica Visa Applications to Automated Biometric Checks

23 Jun 2026

The Home Office now runs automated fingerprint checks on UK visa applications made in the US and Jamaica, expanding a scheme already covering settlement and citizenship.

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UKVI Updates Caseworker Guidance on Citizenship Ceremonies and Reconsideration

23 Jun 2026

UKVI updated its nationality guidance for caseworkers on 17 June 2026, covering ceremonies, how decisions are made, and how to seek reconsideration.

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Home Office Letters Tell Care Worker Dependants to Leave the UK

16 Jun 2026

Dependants of Health and Care Worker visa holders are receiving Home Office departure letters as visas granted before 2024 rule changes now expire.

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Family visa applications fall 4 percent in latest Home Office figures

15 Jun 2026

The Home Office recorded 71,700 family visa applications in the year to May 2026, down 4% from 74,900 a year earlier.

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UKVI removes online change of circumstances form

13 Jun 2026

UKVI removed the online MCC form on 10 June 2026. Visa holders must now report changes in circumstances using the paper form only.

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Visa fees reimbursement scheme opens for UK scale-ups

13 Jun 2026

UK scale-up businesses in Clean Energy, Life Sciences and Digital sectors can now claim up to £25,000 a year to cover visa fees for international hires.

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IELTS marking errors affected over 1100 candidates who took the secure English visa test

12 Jun 2026

Ofqual fined Cambridge English £875,000 after automated marking errors in IELTS affected 62,794 learners between August 2023 and September 2025.

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Work visa applications fall sharply in latest Home Office figures

12 Jun 2026

New Home Office data shows Health and Care Worker applications fell 62% and Skilled Worker applications fell 39% in the year to May 2026.

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Expired BRP cards remain valid as settled status evidence until December 2026

10 Jun 2026

GOV.UK updated guidance confirms you can use an expired BRP to prove settled status for 24 months after expiry, or until 31 December 2026.

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Earned Settlement Reforms Are Not Yet in Force

06 Jun 2026

A House of Commons Library briefing confirms that proposed longer ILR qualifying periods are not yet law, with ministers pointing to autumn 2026.

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