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Switching definition

What does Switching mean? Switching describes, in practice, the reallocation of a policyholder’s existing value between investment funds under a unit‑linked life policy or pension. It is a descriptive industry term used in insurance and pensions documentation rather than one defined in legislation or case law. A fund switch is effected by redeeming units in one or more funds and applying the proceeds to purchase units in one or more different funds (one‑to‑many or many‑to‑one). Transactions are usually processed on a forward‑pricing basis at the next valuation point. Purchases on a switch are typically made at the bid price (or a single price where the...

UK Immigration Rules on in-country applications: extensions, switching, settlement, varying, section 3C leave, overstayers' exceptions and COVID-19 concessions

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Practice notes

Practice Note

Throughout this Practice Note, the expressions ‘leave to enter/remain’ and ‘permission to enter/stay’ are treated as equivalent. The immigration rules now use ‘permission’ for streamlined routes, although ‘leave’ continues to appear in other stay categories and in the governing statutes. An individual who holds permission to enter or remain in the UK, and who intends and is allowed to seek further residence beyond the expiry of their present leave, or who plans to move to a different immigration route, will usually need to submit an in‑country application to the Home Office to vary their permission.

Permission can be varied:

by limiting, extending, or removing the cap on its duration, or
by imposing, changing, or cancelling conditions attached to it.

See Practice Note: Conditions of permission to enter or stay in the UK for more detail. This Practice Note addresses the following UK‑submitted applications:

extensions of stay, e.g. prolonging permission within the applicant’s current immigration route
indefinite leave to remain, also called ‘Settlement’, i.e. leave without a time limit
switching immigration route, i.e. applying to move from one immigration route to another
applying

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