Abbreviations

AAPD Asylum and Appeal Policy Directorate

AIT Asylum and Immigration Tribunal

AIU Asylum Intake Unit

ARC Asylum Registration Card

ASU Asylum Screening Unit

CPR Civil Procedure Rules

CLR Controlled Legal Representation

CIO Chief Immigration Officer

CLS Community Legal Service

CDS Criminal Defence Service

COA Certificate of Approval

CARA Council for Assisting Refugee Academic

CM Contact Management

CMPPI Contact management policy, process and implementation

CSUS Customer Service Units

CTA   Common Travel Area

DFT Detained Fast Track

DSPs Diplomatic Service Procedures

EDIs European Directorate Instructions

EEA European Economic Area

ELR Exceptional Leave to Remain

ECIP Entry Clearance Issuing Post

HP Humanitarian Protection

HOPO Home Office Presenting Officer

HSMP Highly Skilled Migrant Programme

IAS Immigration Advisory Service

IAA Immigration Appellate Authority

ISCRs Immigration Specification Category Rules

IDIS The Immigration Directorate Instructions

JR Judicial Review

IS Immigration Service

IND Immigration & Nationality Directorate

ILR Indefinite leave to remain

IAA Immigration and Asylum Act

ILPA Immigration Law Practitioners Association

IOM International Organisation for Migration

LTE/ LTR Leave To Enter/Remain

LSC Legal Services Commission

LTR Leave to Remain

ILOS Immigration Liaison Officer

MODCU Management of Detained Cases Unit

NASS National Asylum Support Service

NAM New Asylum Model

NIs Nationality Instructions

OEM Operational Enforcement Manual

OISC Office of the Immigration Services Commissinoer

PEO Public Enquiry Office

RDs Removal Directions

SAL Standard Acknowledgement Letter

TA Temporary Admission

SEF Statement of Evidence Form

SAG Statement of Additinal Grounds

SAL Standard acknowledgement letter

SAB Subject Access Bureau

SBS Sectors Based Scheme

SAWS Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme

SIAC Special Immigrations Appeals Commission

SIS Schengen Information System

SQM Specialist Quality Mark

UASC Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Childern

UNC Unique Clien Number

USRP United States Refugee Programme

UKTBDPUK UK Tuberclosis Detection Programme

VIS Visa Information System

WP Work Permits

WRS Worker Registration Scheme

Glossary of Legal Terms