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Assessing ordinary residence: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on how to consider whether an individual is ordinarily resident in the UK.

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Assessing ordinary residence

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff and HMPO examiners on factors which determine ordinary residence, ordinarily resident categories and people that cannot be considered ordinarily resident.

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Published 27 July 2017
Last updated 27 October 2017 + show all updates
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