Entry Clearance Basics (ECB)
This is internal guidance for use by entry clearance staff on the handling of visa applications made outside the United Kingdom (UK). It is a live document under constant review and is for information only.
Entry clearance basics
ECB1 Immigration legislation and powers
ECB2 Human Rights and Race Discrimination considerations
ECB3 What is entry clearance?
ECB4 Who needs an entry clearance?
ECB5 Where to apply - the policy
ECB6 Entry clearance fees
ECB7 Returnability
ECB8 What are acceptable travel documents for entry clearance?
ECB9 Types and validity of entry clearance
ECB10 Making a decision on an application
ECB11 Significance of information from a sponsor
ECB12 Undertakings
ECB13 Visa endorsements and conditions
ECB14 ID cards and leave to remain
ECB15 Arriving in / Departing from the UK
ECB16 Police registration
ECB17 Transferring or replacing a visa in a new passport and dealing with unused visas
ECB18 ECO revocation of an entry clearance
ECB19 Correcting an incorrect endorsement
ECB20 Unresolved applications
ECB21 Risk and Liaison Overseas Network
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