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<p>The Home Office is currently operating a concession which allows visa holders unable
to return to their home country as a result of COVID-19 restrictions to request ‘Exceptional
Assurance’.</p><p>Exceptional Assurance provides short-term protection against immigration
action or future consequences after leave has expired. If their visa conditions allowed
them to work, study or rent accommodation they may continue to do under this concession.</p><p>Exceptional
Assurance is not a grant of leave. It is a means to protect those who are unable to
leave the UK due to COVID-19 restrictions and not to facilitate travel, other than
to return home.</p><p>Information on our current concession can be found here:</p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents</a></p>
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