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On 11 January 2021, the UK Home Office published guidance on the “Covid Visa Concession Scheme (CVCS).” The scheme applies to individuals who left the United Kingdom before 17 March 2020, with permission to live in the UK, whose visas have since expired whilst they were abroad, and are now unable to return to the UK due to coronavirus travel restrictions. The CVCS allows those individuals to enter the UK to make leave to remain (LTR) or indefinite leave to remain (ILR) applications.
Who is eligible for the CVCS?
The following conditions apply for CVCS eligibility.
Applicants must have left the UK before 17 March 2020.
Response to an inspection of the work of Border Force, Immigration Enforcement, and UK Visas and Immigration by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration.
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