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Chapter 8 - Family members


The immigration directorate instructions are internal guidance used by staff when handling applications.

Last Updated: 03 November 2009

Index

  1. Section 1
    1. Section 1 - Spouses (98KB opens in a new window)
    2. Annex A2 - Forced marriage (45KB opens in a new window)
    3. Annex B - Recognition of marriage and divorce (75KB opens in a new window)
    4. Annex C - Polygamous and potentially polygamous marriages (163KB opens in a new window)
    5. Annex D - Domicile (292KB opens in a new window)
    6. Annex E - Domestic violence - list of police forces and pro-forma letter (157KB opens in a new window)
    7. Annex F - Family members - Maintenance and accommodation (126KB opens in a new window)
    8. Annex G - Refusal wordings (121KB opens in a new window)
  2. Section 2
    1. Section 2 - Civil partners (92KB opens in a new window)
    2. Annex H - Civil partnerships (136KB opens in a new window)
    3. Annex I - Refusal wordings (120KB opens in a new window)
  3. Section 3
    1. Section 3 - Fiancé(e)s and proposed civil partners (37KB opens in a new window)
    2. Annex J - Requirements to have met (92KB opens in a new window)
    3. Annex L - Refusal formulae (117KB opens in a new window)
    4. Annex O - Children of fiancé(e)s (139KB opens in a new window)
  4. Section 4
    1. Section 4 - Victims of domestic violence (96KB opens in a new window)
    2. Annex AB - List of recognised domestic violence organisations (67KB opens in a new window)
    3. Annex P - General guidance (145KB opens in a new window)
  5. Section 4a
    1. Section 4a - Children born in the United Kingdom who are not British Citizens (63KB opens in a new window)
  6. Section 5
    1. Section 5 - Adopted children (214KB opens in a new window)
    2. Annex Q - Validity of adoptions under United Kingdom law and general guidance relating to adoption cases which fail to be considered under the Immigration Rules (213KB opens in a new window)
    3. Annex S - Children coming for adoption and children adopted through courts in the United Kingdom (346KB opens in a new window)
    4. Annex U - Children refusal formulae (511KB opens in a new window)
  7. Section 5a
    1. Section 5A - Children (86KB opens in a new window)
    2. Annex M - Children - Guidance - General (133KB opens in a new window)
    3. Annex N - DNA testing on children (76KB opens in a new window)
  8. Section 5b
    1. Annex S - Children coming for adoption and children adopted through courts in the UK (82KB opens in a new window)
    2. Section 5b - Adopted children (217KB opens in a new window)
  9. Section 6
    1. Section 6 - Dependant relatives (43KB opens in a new window)
    2. Annex V - Parents and grandparents (68KB opens in a new window)
    3. Annex W - Other relatives (56KB opens in a new window)
    4. Annex X - Village visits (53KB opens in a new window)
    5. Annex Y - Refusal formulae (79KB opens in a new window)
  10. Section 8
  11. Section 9
    1. Section 9 - Unmarried and same sex relationships (90KB opens in a new window)
    2. Annex Z - Further guidance on the unmarried and same sex partners rules and required levels of documents (97KB opens in a new window)
    3. Annex AA - Refusal formulae (122KB opens in a new window)