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RULES HAVE THEREFORE BEEN AMENDED TO ENSURE THAT THE ENTRY OF ATHER RELATIVES IS CONFINED TO CASES WHERE THERE ARE STRONG COMPASSIONATE CIRCUMSTANCES.
PERMANENT SETTLEMENT TO THOSE WHO COME FOR A TEMPORARY STAY COMMENCE UNDERLINING
WHY DO THE RULES NOT IMPLEMENT THE MANIFESTO? (QUOTE WE SHALL END THE PRACTICE OF ALLOWING PERMANENT SETTLEMENT FOR THOSE WHO COME HERE FOR A TEMPORARY STAY UNQUOTE). CEASE UNDERLINING.
THE RULES GO AS FAR AS IT IS SENSIBLE TO GO. MOST IMPORTANTLY, VISITORS AND STUDENTS WILL BE PREVENTED FROM REMAINING HERE FOR PURPOSES (SUCH AS WORK, BUSINESS OR SELF-EMPLOYMENT) WHICH CARRY THE PROSPECT OF SETTLEMENT AFTER FOUR YEARS.
MOREOVER, PEOPLE ENTERING AS VISITORS OR STUDENTS WILL FIND IT HARDER TO PROLONG THEIR STAY IN THOSE CAPACITIES
AS A PRELIMINARY TO SETTLING PERMANENTLY: TIME LIMITS WILL BE SET ON THE LENGTHS OF STAY OF VISITORS AND STUDENTS ON SHORT COURSES. THE CRITERIA FOR ENTRY TO SET UP IN BUSINESS
OR SELF-EMPLOYMENT OR AS A PERSON OF INDEPENDENT MEANS HAVE BEEN GREATLY TIGHTENED UP AND AN ENTRY CLEARANCE MUST BE ONTAINED
FIRST. IN ADDITION, REFUSAL WILL BE THE NORMAL COURSE WITH APPLICA- TIONS FROM OVERSTAYERS.
TO KEEP WORK PERMITS HOLDERS ON TIME CONDITIONS INDEFINITELY WOULD SERVE NO USEFUL PURPOSE. IT WOULD NOT NECESSARILY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF THEM WHO STAY HERE AND WOULD
CREATE UNCERTAINTY FOR BOTH EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS. THE SCOPE FOR ACTION IS IN ANY EVENT RESTRICTED BY INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS (AN INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE CONVENTION AND THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE AGREEMENT ON ESTABLISHMENT).
WORK PERMITS
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EMPLOYMENT IS MAKING A WRITTEN STATEMENT TODAY ON THE RESULTS OF HIS REVIEW.
AS FAR AS THE RULES ARE CONCERNED, WE ARE TAKING TOUGHER ACTION IN TWO RESPECTS. THE NEW RULES WILL NOT ALLOW WORK PERMIT HOLDERS ADMITTED FOR SHORT PERIODS OF EMPLOYMENT TO OBTAIN EXTENSIONS
OF THEIR STAY FOR CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT UNLESS THE
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT GIVE THEIR CONSENT. SECOND, THE WIVES AND CHILDREN OF WORK PERMIT HOLDERS WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM TAKING
EMPLOYMENT.
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