Additional Guidance
Is additional guidance and support available?
OISC caseworkers will assist an applicant through the application process once they have submitted a completed application.
If my application is refused or I decide to withdraw, is the fee refundable?
The registration (application) fees collected by the OISC are determined by the Home Office under statutory powers and must accompany all applications.
There is no express power to refund fees in respect of withdrawn or unsuccessful applications, and the Home Office advises that refunds will only be made in exceptional circumstances.
Applicants are accordingly advised to ensure that they meet the OISC application criteria before submitting their application and fee. If you have any questions, please consult the OISC before making a formal application.
Data protection
The Commissioner is a data controller in relation to the information received by her for the purposes of her functions under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
The OISC is registered with the Information Commissioner under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998.
The Commissioner has regard to section 93 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, which, among other things, prohibits the disclosure of information received by the Commissioner except with lawful authority, including where disclosure is necessary in the public interest.
The Commissioner might, for example, take the view that, in all the circumstances of a case, disclosure to an elected representative, e.g. an MP, is necessary in the public interest.
Organisation and contact details may be used by the OISC and its agents to contact advisers about OISC related matters.
Information held by the OISC is not passed to others for marketing or similar purposes.
The OISC publishes details relating to successfully registered or exempted organisations on this website. These include a contact name and the names of all advisers at each organisation. If you do not wish such personal details to appear on the website, please advise the OISC in writing as soon as possible.
Occasionally, the OISC seeks views in order to improve its processes. We may contact you in the future to ask about your experiences or to obtain your views on some of the services we are considering introducing.
If you've understood everything so far, you are now ready to complete the Registration Application Form
Go through each section, providing as much detail as possible and completing the tick boxes, where appropriate.
Some sections will ask you to explain how you will achieve the standard or to produce a document or examples.
It is essential that you give us as much detail as possible about your organisation so that the caseworker assessing your application gains an understanding of the way your organisation will operate. This will reduce the time your application will take to process.
The answers, examples and documentation you provide must be an accurate reflection of the way you intend to work.
New or small organisations may not have highly detailed procedures and policies in place as yet. In these instances, what we are looking for are outlines of how the organisation is structured and basic policies that may need to be developed as the organisation matures.
You must sign each Declaration on each page.
