Immigration: rules changes
01 January 1991
Immigration: rules changes
bacdoc july=1994
IMMIGRATION/STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN THE IMMIGRATION RULES
HOME OFFICE PRESS RELEASE
23 May 1994
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN THE IMMIGRATION RULES
Revised Immigration Rules were laid before Parliament today.
Charles Wardle, Home Office Minister responsible for immigration
commented:
"The new Rules include changes which will remove sexually
discriminatory provisions, create a new category for
entrepreneurial investors and a new mandatory entry clearance
requirement for Working holidaymakers.
"The layout of the rules has been updated and simplified to make
them easier to use."
The new Rules will Come into force On 1 October 1994.
NOTES FOR EDITORS
1.The Immigration Rules, made under the Immigration Acts 1971 and
1988, govern the entry and stay of people coming to the United
Kingdom. The Statement Of Changes in the Immigration Rules which
has been laid before Parliament (HC 395) presents them in a new
format in which the on-entry and after entry provisions are grouped
together. Each category is self-contained so that users can find
all the information they need in one place.
2.The new Rules apply to all decisions taken on or after 1.10.94
except where the application for entry clearance, leave to enter or
leave to remain was made before 1 October.
3. Further details about the changes are set out in the attached
Annex.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE IMMIGRATION RULES
Visitors: the previous Visitor and business visitor provisions are
now subsumed into one and there is now a separate category Of
visitor for those admitted in transit for 48 hours.
Visitors for private medical treatment: in order to restrict the
scope for abuse by those seeking leave to enter or remain for
private medical treatment, the Rules now provide that the treatment
sought should be of finite duration and that an application for an
extension of stay for private treatment should be supported by a
registered general medical practitioner which holds an NHS
consultant post. Overseas nationals may still be admitted for up
to 6 months to receive private treatment from a general medical
practitioner or practitioner of alternative medicine.
Students: private education establishments will now be required to
maintain satisfactory records of enrolment and attendance in order
for their students to meet the requirements of these Rules.
Spouses and children of students: in order not to discriminate on
the grounds of sex, the Rules now contain a provision to allow the
husband of a female student to qualify as a dependent spouse.
"Au pairs": nationals of states which are parties to the European
Economic Area Agreement (which came into force on 1 January 1994)
who no longer require leave to enter or remain in the United
Kingdom have been deleted from the list of countries participating
in the "au pair" scheme. "Au pairs" are also to have two free days
per week instead of one.
Working holidaymakers: the Rules introduce a mandatory entry
clearance requirement. The Rules now make it clear that working
holidaymakers may not engage in business, pursue a career or
provide services as a professional sportsman or entertainer. A
married couple will each have to qualify for entry and will only be
able to bring with them any children under the age of 5.
Private servants in diplomatic households: the age has been raised
from 16 to 18 as a consequence of EC developments relating to young
workers and the Rules also introduce a provisions for persons in
this category to qualify for settlement.
Investors: the Rules introduce a new category of investor in order
to enable those who wish to invest a substantial amount in the
United Kingdom economy to engage in business.
Persons exercising rights of access to a child resident in the
United Kingdom: the Rules introduce a new category for persons
exercising their rights of access to a child resident