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W(B)L 51-7406
CONFIDENTIAL
PART III
C. Validity of United Kingdom Entry
Certificates
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Io. The Commonwealth Immigrants Act of 196
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makes no provision for the issue of entry
certificates; this is an administrative
measure designed to assist a Commonwealth
citizen (including a Colonial belonger) who
wishes to ascertain in advance whether he is
eligible for admission to the UK on a temporary
basis. An entry certificate endorsed in a
passport indicates to the immigration officer
at the United Kingdom port that the entry
certificate officer has examined the holder's
application and has been satisfied that he is
eligible for admission to the U.K. The entry
certificate system is therefore intended to
help the control at theports of entry in this
country to run smoothly but an entry
certificate does not guarantee the holder
admission to the United Kingdom. He may be
refused admission on certain statutory grounds
of health, criminal record or security, etc.
. An entry certificate is normally given a
validity of six months from the date of issue,
during which time the holder may make unlimited
journeys to the UK and be admitted on a
temporary basis, provided he remains eligible
for admission under section 2(2) of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968. Furthermore
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in the light of representations received from
various quarters, the Home Office have been
considering this question and have recently
decided that the validity of entry certificates
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