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A person may be placed on immigration bail where they are liable to be detained under immigration powers.
Immigration bail commonly applies to people such as visa overstayers or individuals who have exhausted their appeal rights.
A person on immigration bail will normally be issued with a BAIL 201 letter, either on release from detention or while living in the community. This document sets out the conditions of their bail.
Immigration bail may include a condition that restricts a person from undertaking study. Where this applies, it will be clearly stated in the BAIL 201 letter. Home Office guidance sets out when a study restriction may be imposed. In general, this condition will not be applied to:
Page updated: 05 June 2026
The status of a person whose asylum or immigration claim has been refused when they have come to the end of the appeal process without success or have no further right of appeal.
A person who had leave to enter or remain in the UK for a limited period and has no current immigration permission because they either did not make an application to extend their leave before their previous leave expired, or made an application that was refused after their previous leave expired.
