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00 CANBERRA
OD WELLINGTON
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CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO 08174OZ AUG 79
TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 386 OF 8. AUGUST 1979
AND TO WELLINGTON AND OTTAWA.
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pt 22/3!
AMENDMENTS TO THE IMMIGRATION RULES
MY IPT: IMMIGRATION CHANGES
FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF PROPOSED REVISED RULE ON WORKING HOLIDAYMAKERS WITH POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS UNDERLINED:
"'YOUNG COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS (WITHIN THE AGE RANGE OF 17 TO 25) WHO COME TO THE UNITED KINGDON FOR EXTENDED HOLIDAYS OF UP TO 2 YEARS BEFORE SETTLING DOWN! IN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES, AND WHO SATISFY THE IMMIGRATION OFFICER THAT THEY INTEND TO TAKE ONLY EMPLOYMENT WHICH WILL BE INCIDENTAL TO THEIR HOLIDAY, SHOULD BE ADMITTED FOR 12 MONTHS, PROVIDED THAT THEY HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY FOR THEIR FETURN OR ONWARD JOURNEY AND ARE UNLIKELY TO NEED TO HAVE RECOUPSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS. THEY SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT IT WILL BE OPEN TO THEM TO APPLY FOR EXTENSIONS OF STAY WITHIN THE MAXIMUM OF 2 YEARS ALLOWED."'
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