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Calais leave: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on how to process and assess asylum claims related to the clearance of the Calais camp.

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UK Visa and Immigration guidance for staff explaining how to process and assess asylum claims from those people who were transferred to the UK between 17 October 2016 and 13 July 2017, in connection with the clearance of the Calais camp, for the purpose of being reunited with family.

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Published 3 December 2018
Last updated 29 July 2025 show all updates
  1. This guidance has been updated to include additional references to the suitability provisions in the Immigration Rules and to replace references to physical immigration documents with new references to biometric immigration documents.

  2. Updated Calais leave guidance to reflect the recent shift from BRPs to eVisas.

  3. Updated the guidance to explain how to consider granting settlement to individuals previously granted Calais leave in the UK.

  4. Updated for end of transition period.

  5. Updated the document.

  6. First published.

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