Being subject to “immigration control” means that at some point in the legal process, you could be at risk of being held in immigration detention. You could be detained if you do not have immigration status, as well as if your immigration status runs out or is taken away. There are even some circumstances in which having a valid visa or immigration status may not prevent you from being detained.
While, if you are at risk of detention, you could technically be detained at any time, there are certain points during the asylum and immigration process when this is particularly likely to happen. These include:
On entry to the UK
When a visa or leave to remain has expired
When the Home Office has refused your immigration application, and you are not entitled to lodge an appeal against this refusal
You are less likely to be detained if you have a pending immigration application. If you are working with our overstay visa lawyers on the preparation of an application, we may be able to supply a letter stating this. You would then be able to take this letter to your Home Office reporting events.