| Introduction (Paragraphs 1 to 6C) | | |
| Implementation and transitional provisions | 4 | |
| Application | 5 | |
| Interpretation | 6 | |
| Public funds clarification | 6A to 6C | |
| Part 1: General provisions regarding leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom (Paragraphs 7 to 39D) | | |
| Leave to enter the United Kingdom | 7 to 9 | |
| Exercise of the power to refuse leave to enter the United Kingdom | 10 | |
| Suspension of leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom | 10A | |
| Cancellation of leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom | 10B | |
| Requirement for persons arriving in the United Kingdom or seeking entry through the Channel Tunnel to produce evidence of identity and nationality | 11 | |
| Requirement for a person not requiring leave to enter the United Kingdom to prove that he has the right of abode | 12 to 14 | |
| Common Travel Area | 15 | |
| Admission for certain British passport holders | 16 to17 | |
| Persons outside the United Kingdom | 17A to 17B | |
| Returning residents | 18 to 20 | |
| Non-lapsing leave | 20A | |
| Holders of restricted travel documents and passports | 21-23 | |
| Leave to enter granted on arrival in the United Kingdom | 23A to 23B | |
| Entry clearance | 24 to 30C | |
| Variation of leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom | 31 to 33A | |
| Specified forms and procedures for applications or claims in connection with immigration | A34 to 34D | |
| Variation of applications or claims for leave to remain | 34E to 34F | |
| Determination of the date of an application or claim (or variation of an application or claim) in connection with immigration | 34G to 34I | |
| Withdrawn applications or claims for leave to remain in the United Kingdom | 34J to 34K | |
| Specified forms and procedures in connection with applications for administrative review | 34L to 34Y | |
| Undertakings | 35 | |
| Medical | 36 to 39 | |
| Students | 39A | |
| Specified documents | 39B | |
| Indefinite leave to enter or remain | 39C | |
| Power to interview a person with limited leave to enter or remain | 39D | |
| Part 2: Persons seeking to enter or remain in the United Kingdom for visits (Paragraphs 1 to 4) | | |
| Transitional provisions Part 2 and Appendix V: Immigration Rules for Visitors | 1 to 4 | |
| Part 3: Persons seeking to enter or remain in the United Kingdom for studies (Paragraphs A57A to 81) | | |
| Persons seeking to enter the UK for short-term study | A57A to A57H | |
| Spouses or civil partners of students granted leave under paragraphs 57 to 75 (but not A57A to A57H) | 76 to 78 | |
| Children of students granted leave under paragraphs 57 to 75 (but not A57A to A57H) | 79 to 81 | |
| Part 4: Persons seeking to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in an “au pair” placement, as a working holidaymaker or for training or work experience (Paragraphs 122 to 127) | | |
| Spouses of persons with limited leave to enter or remain under paragraphs 110 to 121 | 122 to 124 | |
| Children of persons with limited leave to enter or remain under paragraphs 110 to 121 | 125 to 127 | |
| Part 5: Persons seeking to enter or remain in the United Kingdom for employment (Paragraphs 128A to 199B) | | |
| Work permit employment | 128A to 135 | |
| Requirements for indefinite leave to remain as a highly skilled migrant | 135G to 135HA | |
| Representatives of overseas newspapers, news agencies and broadcasting organisations | 136 to 143 | |
| Representatives of Overseas Business | 144 to 151 | |
| Private servants in diplomatic households | 152 to 159 | |
| Domestic workers in private households | 159A to 159H | |
| Overseas government employees | 160 to 169 | |
| Ministers of religion, missionaries and members of religious orders | 170 to 177 | |
| Airport based operational ground staff of overseas-owned airlines | 178 to 185 | |
| Persons with United Kingdom ancestry | 186 to 193 | |
| Partners of persons who have or have had leave to enter or remain under paragraphs 128 to 193 (but not paragraphs 135I to 135K) | 193A to 196F | |
| Children of persons with limited leave to enter or remain under paragraphs 128 to 193 (but not paragraphs 135I to 135K) | 196G to 199B | |
| Part 6: Persons seeking to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as a businessman, self-employed person, investor, writer, composer or artist(Paragraphs 200A to 245) | | |
| Part 6A: Points-Based System (paragraphs 245AAA to 245ZZE) | | |
| General requirements for indefinite leave to remain | 245AAA | |
| Documents not submitted with applications | 245AA | |
| Specified documents for students previously sponsored by an overseas government or international scholarship agency | 245A | |
| Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrants | 245B to 245BF | |
| Tier 1 (General) Migrants | 245C to 245CD-SD | |
| Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrants | 245D to 245DF | |
| Tier 1 (Investor) Migrants | 245E to 245EF | |
| Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrants | 245F to 245FC | |
| Tier 2 (Intra Company Transfer) Migrants | 245G to 245GF-SD | |
| Tier 2 (General) Migrants, Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) Migrants and Tier 2 (Sportsperson) Migrants | 245H to 245HF-SD | |
| Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) Temporary Migrants | 245ZI to 245ZL | |
| Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrants | 245ZM to 245ZS | |
| Tier 4 (General) Student | 245ZT to 245ZY | |
| Tier 4 (Child) Student | 245ZZ to 245ZZE | |
| Part 7: Other Categories (paragraphs A246 to 276BVI) | | |
| Persons exercising rights of access to a child resident in the United Kingdom | A246 to 248F | |
| EEA nationals and their families | 255 to 257B | |
| Retired persons of independent means | 266 to 270 | |
| Partners of persons who have or have had limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as retired persons of independent means | 271 to 273F | |
| Children of persons with limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as retired persons of independent means | 274 to 276 | |
| Long residence | 276A to 276D | |
| Private life | 276ADE to 276DH | |
| HM Forces | 276DI to 276QA | |
| Spouses, civil partners, unmarried or same-sex partners of persons settled or seeking settlement in the United Kingdom in accordance with paragraphs 276E to 276Q (HM Forces rules) or of members of HM Forces who are exempt from immigration control under section 8(4)(a) of the Immigration Act 1971 and have at least 5 years’ continuous service | 276R to 276W | |
| Children of a parent, parents or a relative settled or seeking settlement in the United Kingdom under paragraphs 276E to 276Q (HM Forces rules) or of members of HM Forces who are exempt from immigration control under section 8(4)(a) of the Immigration Act 1971 and have at least 5 years’ continuous service | 276X to 276AC | |
| Spouses, civil partners, unmarried or same-sex partners of armed forces members who are exempt from immigration control under section 8(4) of the Immigration Act 1971 | 276AD to 276AF | |
| Children of armed forces members who are exempt from immigration control under Section 8(4) of the Immigration Act 1971 | 276AG to 276AI | |
| Limited leave to enter for relevant Afghan citizens | 276BA1 to 276BS1 | |
| Parent of a Tier 4 (child) student | 276BT1 to 276BV1 | |
| Part 8: Family members (paragraphs A277 to 319Y) | | |
| Transitional provisions and interaction between Part 8 and Appendix FM (paragraphs A277 to 319Y) | A277 to A281 | |
| Spouses and civil partners | 277 to 289 | |
| Victims of domestic violence | 289A to 289D | |
| Fiance(e)s and proposed civil partners | 289AA to 295 | |
| Unmarried and same-sex partners | 295AA to 295O | |
| Children | 296 to 316F | |
| Parents, grandparents and other dependent relatives | 317 to 319 | |
| Family members of relevant points-based system migrants | 319AA to 319J | |
| Other family members of persons with limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as a refugee or beneficiary of humanitarian protection | 319L to 319U | |
| Parents, grandparents and other dependent relatives of persons with limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as a refugee or beneficiary of humanitarian protection | 319V to 319Y | |
| Part 9 – General grounds for the refusal of entry clearance, leave to enter, leave to remain, variation of leave to enter or remain and curtailment of leave in the United Kingdom (paragraphs A320 to 324) | | |
| Refusal of entry clearance or leave to enter the United Kingdom | A320 to 320 | |
| Refusal of leave to enter in relation to a person in possession of an entry clearance | 321 to 321A | |
| Refusal of variation of leave to enter or remain or curtailment of leave | 322 to 323C | |
| Crew members | 324 | |
| Part 10: Registration with the police (paragraphs 325 to 326) | 325 to 326 | |
| Part 11: Asylum (paragraphs 326A to 352H) | 326A to 352H | |
| Part 11A: Temporary Protection (Paragraphs 354 to 356B) | 354 to 356B | |
| Part 11B: Asylum (Paragraphs 357 to 361) | 357 to 361 | |
| Part 12: Procedure and Rights of appeal (Paragraphs 353 to 353B) | 353 to 353B | |
| Part 13: Deportation (paragraphs A362 to 400) | A362 to 400 | |
| Part 14: Stateless persons (Paragraphs 401 to 416) | 401 to 416 | |
| Part 15: Condition to hold an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) clearance certificate | 417 | |
| Appendix 1: DELETED | | |
| Appendix 2: Countries or territories whose nationals or citizens are relevant foreign nationals for the purposes of Part 10 of these Rules app 2 | | |
| Appendix 3: DELETED | | |
| Appendix 4: DELETED | | |
| Appendix 5: DELETED | | |
| Appendix 6: Disciplines for which an Academic Technology Approval Scheme certificate from the Counter-Proliferation Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is required for the purposes of Tier 4 of the Points Based System | | |
| Appendix 7 – Statement of Written Terms and Conditions of employment required in paragraphs 159A (v), 159D(iv) and 159EA(iii) | | |
| Appendix A: Attributes | | |
| Appendix AR | | |
| Appendix Armed Forces | | |
| Appendix B: English language – English language | | |
| Appendix C: Maintenance (funds) | | |
| Appendix D: Immigration rules for leave to remain as a Highly Skilled Migrant as at 28 February 2008 | | |
| Appendix E: Maintenance (funds) for the family of Relevant Points Based Systems Migrants | | |
| Appendix F: Archived Immigration Rules | | |
| Appendix FM: Family members | | |
| Appendix FM-SE: Family members – specified evidence | | |
| Appendix G: Countries and territories participating in the Tier 5 Youth mobility scheme and annual allocations of places for 2014 | | |
| Appendix H: Applicants who are subject to different documentary requirements under Tier 4 of the Points Based System | | |
| Appendix I: DELETED | | |
| Appendix J: Codes of practice for Tier 2 sponsors, Tier 5 sponsors and employers of work permit holders | | |
| Appendix K: Shortage occupation list | | |
| Appendix KoLL: Knowledge of language and life | | |
| Appendix L: Designated competent body criteria for Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) applications | | |
| Appendix M: Sports governing bodies for Tier 2 (Sportsperson) and Tier 5 (Temporary worker – creative and sporting) applications | | |
| Appendix N: Approved Tier 5 Government authorised exchange schemes | | |
| Appendix O: List of English Language tests that have been assessed as meeting the UK Border Agency’s requirements | | |
| Appendix P: Lists of financial institutions that do not satisfactorily verify financial statements, or whose financial statements are accepted | | |
| Appendix Q: DELETED | | |
| Appendix R: DELETED | | |
| Appendix S: DELETED | | |
| Appendix T: Tuberculosis screening | | |
| Appendix V: Immigration Rules for Visitors | | |
