FORMS AND GUIDANCE
APPENDIX FM

Family immigration rules

APPENDIX FM-SE

Evidence and other requirements

IMMIGRATION DIRECTORATE INSTRUCTIONS

Internal guidance for Home Office officials

APPLYING TO REMAIN IN THE UK WITH FAMILY

Guidance and information on eligibility, applying and fees

VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Policy on treatment of and evidence required from

ADOPTED CHILDREN

Policy on inter country adoption cases

TOP ORGANISATIONS WORKING ON FAMILIES AND IMMIGRATION
JCWI

The Joint Council for the welfare of Immigrants has been campaigning for justice in immigration, nationality & asylum law & policy since 1967

REUNITE FAMILIES UK

Campaign group set up by mothers affected by the UK's harsh family immigration rules.

BRITCITS

BritCits was formed in 2012 in direct response to the attack on British citizens and residents with non-EEA family members

MIGRANTS RIGHTS NETWORK

MRN campaigns for better immigration policies and migrants' rights

ILPA

The Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association is a membership organisation which aims to promote and improve the advising and representation of immigrants, provide information to members and others on domestic and European immigration, asylum and nationality law and secure a non-racist, non-sexist, just and equitable system of immigration refugee and nationality law practice

CHILDRENS' COMMISSIONER

The Commissioner has a statutory duty to promote and protect the rights of all children in England in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

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