1. Asylum
The OISC only allows an OISC Level 1 adviser to offer only very limited services at OISC level 1. No substantive asylum work is permitted at OISC Level 1 (especially applications and appeals). Only one-off assistance is permitted at OISC Level 1, including:
- notifying the United Kingdom Borders Agency (UKBA) of a change of address
- extension of Temporary Admission
- applications for permission to work
- travel document applications for someone granted Humanitarian Protection/Exceptional Leave to Remain
2. Applications for entry clearance, Leave to Enter or Leave to Remain
Work permitted at OISC Level 1
Basic applications are permitted at OISC Level 1 that are within the Immigration Rules in the following categories:
- visitors
- students
- spouses/unmarried partners
- other family members
- immigration employment documents
- all applications under PBS, visitors, diplomats, their family members and domestic staff, and non-asylum Case Resolution/ Legacy Cases
- other applications such as au pair, postgraduate medical/dental training and private medical treatment
Work not permitted at OISC Level 1
Applications involving detailed representations and follow-up correspondence such as:
- applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain on the grounds of long residence in the United Kingdom (UK)K (14 years' continuous residence)
- applications for settlement on the grounds of domestic violence
- applications for further leave to remain/settlement in respect of adopted children
- applications that are not within the Immigration Rules
are not permitted at OISC Level 1.
Illegal entrants, overstayers, removal or deportation from the UK
No work is permitted at OISC Level 1.
3. Nationality and citizenship under UK law
Basic applications are allowed at OISC Level 1 and include applications for:
· naturalisation as a British citizen
· registration as a British citizen
4. European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) immigration law
Basic applications are allowed at OISC Level 1 and include applications for:
- residence permit for an EU/EEA national
- family permit for a non-EU/EEA family member
- entry clearance for non-EU/EEA family member
- Workers Registration Scheme
- A2 Accession Scheme
5. Detention, applications for temporary admission, CIO bail and immigration judge bail
No work is permitted at OISC Level 1. A client must be referred on to a higher level adviser as soon as possible.
