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Retention of U.K.-Related Application Records/Files

Reference

Type of Application/files

Para. 2(a)

(i) Naturalisation.

(ii) Registration.

(iii) Renunciation.

(iv) Resumption.

Retention of Records

U.K. Requirement

Permanent

=

(P.1 of 49

Current storage arrangement

Kept permanently as paper files since 1949.

Kept permanently as paper files since 1949.

Kept permanently as paper files since 1955.

Kept permanently as paper files since 1949.

Para. 2(b)

(i)

Entry certificates,

visas and letters of consent.

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2 years for visit and

study cases. 10 years for settlement, long term applications and refusal

cases.

(ii)

(iii)

Letters of assurance

Certificates of entitle-

12 years

For normal visit and study cases, kept 2 years as paper files.

For settlement, long term applications and refusal cases, kept permanently in microjackets.

Kept permanently as paper files since 26.11.90

Kept permanently in microjackets.

UKRAB

31.10.1991

ment to the UK.

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