The Home Office is to impose an emergency suspension of certain visas for nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan following a significant rise in asylum claims made after lawful entry to the UK. Sponsored study visas for nationals of all four countries will be ended, alongside Skilled Worker visas for Afghan nationals. The changes will be introduced through an amendment to the Immigration Rules on 5 March 2026 and will take effect on 26 March 2026. The decision is stated to follow a 470% increase in asylum claims by Students from the four countries between 2021 and 2025, with claims from legal arrivals accounting for 39% of the 100,000 applications made in the past year. Over five years, 133,760 individuals have claimed asylum after entering legally, and the number of Afghan work visa holders claiming asylum now exceeds the number of visas issued.

The Home Office has announced a new settlement route for Hong Kong veterans, to enable Hong Kongers who served in the British military to live and work in the UK. The new route will be open to all servicemen and women who served in the British military prior to 1 July 1997 and their family members, including a partner or spouse and dependent children. Applications for settlement are expected to open this autumn.

The Home Office has confirmed in a new guidance document that it will fund charities and voluntary organisations across the UK to provide free assistance and information to vulnerable individuals who need to create a UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) account and access their eVisa.

The Home Office has updated the guidance for Border Force officers dealing with EU, EEA and Swiss passengers and their family members who arrive at the UK border. The updated guidance consolidates previous guidance relating to EEA nationals and reflects the current position for EEA nationals and their family members who may, or may not, have leave under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) or a pending valid EUSS application.

The Home Office has updated the factsheets on antisocial behaviour and serious crime in relation to the Criminal Justice Bill 2023.

The Home Office and UK Visas and Immigration have updated guidance for caseworkers, specifically on how to consider applications made under the EU settlement scheme. The EU settlement scheme allows any EU, EEA or Swiss citizen and their families to apply in order to continue living in the UK after 30 June 2021. If successful, this gives a settled or pre-settled status.

The Home Office has published updated documentation regarding notifications made under Part Three of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) between the UK and EU concerning law enforcement and judicial cooperation. The update includes revised notifications from the European Union to the UK, contained within a 142-page document. The notifications system supports the implementation and operation of cross-border law enforcement and judicial cooperation arrangements established under the TCA.

The Home Office has published updates to the notifications made under Part Three of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) covering law enforcement and judicial cooperation between the UK and EU. The latest changes on 31 July 2025 modify UK notifications to the EU and add an accessible version, following earlier updates to EU notifications on 2 July 2025. The documents detail implementation requirements for cross-border law enforcement cooperation that both parties must communicate to each other under the TCA framework.

The Home Office has issued a new version of the Employer’s guide to right to work checks, which includes a number of technical changes and clarifications, and also updates the guidance for the expiry of Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) and Biometric Residence Cards (BRCs) on 31 December 2024. The Landlord’s guide to right to rent checks has been updated in a similar way.

The Home Office has updated its Form ROA guidance to reflect that certificates of entitlement to the right of abode will be issued as digital records from 26 February 2026. Individuals must continue to apply for certificates if they: (1) have never held one; (2) previously held an expired certificate or (3) currently hold a certificate that expires before 26 February 2026. Those with certificates that remain valid on 26 February 2026 will not need to reapply but will instead be issued with a new digital version. As part of the digitalisation process, all certificate holders will be required to create UK Visas and Immigration accounts. Paper certificates will expire on the same date as the passport containing the vignette sticker.

The Home Office has updated the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill impact assessment and has added an accessible version of the assessment. The impact assessment itself addresses the problem under consideration, main strategic objectives of the Bill, consideration of alternatives, main assumptions and risks as well as whether the policy will be reviewed.

The Home Office has published updated statutory guidance on anti-social behaviour powers for frontline professionals. The guidance details the implementation of powers under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, including civil injunctions, criminal behaviour orders, public spaces protection orders, community protection notices, dispersal powers and closure powers. It provides operational direction for police, local authorities and other agencies on using these tools to address anti-social behaviour. The guidance also covers victim-focused measures such as the Community Remedy and anti-social behaviour case reviews, which enable communities to influence outcomes and hold agencies accountable. This represents the first comprehensive update to the guidance since March 2023.