Guidance

Grounds for refusal – rough sleeping: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on considering refusing or cancelling permission on the grounds of rough sleeping.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 20 April 2021
• Last updated: 17 November 2021 — See all updates

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Grounds for refusal: rough sleeping in the UK

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on when an application for permission to stay may be refused, or any permission held may be cancelled on the grounds of rough sleeping in the UK.

The guidance does not apply to applicants who have been granted:

• pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), or applicants eligible for the EUSS
• indefinite leave
• leave under a protection route (for example as a refugee or on the grounds of human rights or for humanitarian protection)

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Published 20 April 2021
Last updated 17 November 2021 + show all updates

1. 17 November 2021

   All internal Horizon links updated to those on the SharePoint guidance platform.

2. 20 April 2021

   First published.