dimanche 30 septembre 2012

Overstayer - changes to UK immigration law

By Shabana Shahab


Those migrants that have overstayed their welcome in the UK and those migrants whose leave has expired over 28 days after their leave will be refused any further extension to their stay from the 1 October 2012, such conditions will affect the following:

UK ancestry routes;

visiting routes;

visiting routes;

long residency routes;

discharged HM Forces; or

The 9 July 2012, also saw new changes to settlement rights which are to be in line with the October 2012 changes to take place.

This change is in line with the new immigration rules coming into effect for the family migration route from 9 July 2012.

If you have limited leave to remain you must ensure you apply to extend your leave, if needed, in time. If you wish to remain in the UK after the 28 day period you should leave the UK and reapply for a visa.

An example of the current measures take by the Border Agency are:-

102 visa over stayers and 154 migrant offenders were arrested and detained foreign nationals via the investigations from the Solihull Immigration Head Quarters since May 2012, these were targeted unannounced visits by immigration officers in the Midlands.

Since 8 May this year officers from the agency's Solihull HQ have stepped up efforts to locate, arrest and detain foreign nationals who have overstayed their limited leave to remain visas. Up until 12 July, 102 visa overstayers and 154 other immigration offenders had been arrested and removed following unannounced visits by our officers.

It is fair to say that most raids were across Birmingham region, Coventry, Rugby, Wolverhampton and Worcester on the whole. The nationalities most affected were Pakistan, Indian and Bangladesh migrants.

These figures included some that were removed by force, and others that volunteered their departure, but nevertheless whilst contacted by the BIA after having been checked by the e=boarder database, holds all the records of passengers entering the UK.

All foreign nationals that have overstayed visas face being barred from re-entering the UK, seek advice now contact Shabana shahab for confidential advice.




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