Immigration compliance
IAA compliance, file retention and audits for UK immigration advisers.
Immigration compliance·Pillar guide
IAA Code of Standards 2024: a guide for UK advisers
The UK IAA Code of Standards 2024 explained: who must register, the nine Principles, levels, renewal fees, audits, records, complaints and the 2025 Act.
Syed Husnain Khalid · 8 October 2026 · 11 min
Immigration compliance·Explainer
How long must UK immigration advisers keep client records?
IAA Code 5.10 sets a minimum of six years for client files and records. Start date, records covered, transfers, UK GDPR limits and secure destruction.
Syed Husnain Khalid · 8 October 2026 · 8 min
Immigration compliance·Checklist
Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) audit checklist
Prepare for a UK Immigration Advice Authority audit: notice period, client list, evidence for all nine Code of Standards Principles and the issues report.
Syed Husnain Khalid · 8 October 2026 · 9 min
Immigration compliance·Explainer
OISC vs IAA: what changed for UK immigration advisers
OISC vs IAA: same UK regulator renamed on 16 January 2025. What stayed the same, what changed, and which 2025 Act powers are in force now.
Syed Husnain Khalid · 8 October 2026 · 8 min
Immigration compliance·Guide
Appendix D: sponsor licence record keeping duties
Appendix D version 10/26 explained: the documents UK sponsors must keep, the one-year retention rule, 10 and 20 working day reporting, and B-ratings.
Syed Husnain Khalid · 8 October 2026 · 9 min
Immigration compliance·Guide
IAA client care letter: template and Code requirements
What Codes 5.3 and 5.4 require of a UK immigration adviser's client care letter: the 12 items in IAA guidance, proof of agreement and a template.
Syed Husnain Khalid · 8 October 2026 · 10 min
Immigration compliance·Guide
IAA complaints procedure: what your firm must have
Code 3.5 of the UK Immigration Advice Authority Code of Standards: the eight details a complaints procedure should include, every time limit and a template.
Syed Husnain Khalid · 8 October 2026 · 9 min
Immigration compliance·Guide
IAA CPD requirements: scheme, plan and records
The UK IAA CPD scheme sets no fixed hours. Who must comply, what to plan and record, when the IAA checks it, the sanctions, and a template to adapt.
Syed Husnain Khalid · 8 October 2026 · 8 min
Immigration compliance·Explainer
IAA fees 2026: registration and renewal costs
UK Immigration Advice Authority fees in 2026: registration and yearly renewal amounts by level and adviser numbers, who pays nothing, and what changed.
Syed Husnain Khalid · 8 October 2026 · 7 min
Immigration compliance·Guide
IAA Level 1 exam: format, resources and booking
UK IAA Level 1 exam: two sections, a 60% pass mark, one attempt and no past papers. Assessments are paused and expected back from November 2026.
Syed Husnain Khalid · 8 October 2026 · 7 min
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