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YRTELNO 1085:
EC SETTLEMENT APPLICATIONS FOR SPOUSES OF BRITISH CITIZENS
1. ACCORDING TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, OUT OF A TOTAL OF 269 SETTLEMENT APPLICATIONS RECEIVED IN 1989 FROM SPOUSES OF BRITISH CITIZENS, 4 WERE REFUSED (NOT 326 AND 6). THE NAMES OF THE SPOUSES ARE:
(1) WU TIN-KEUNG CHO REF W196662)
(2) MAN KA-CHEUNG CHO REF M497495)
(3) LAU WUNG-HOI CHO REF L289658)
(4) HO TIN-LOY CHO REF H337225)
APPLICANTS (1) TO (4) WERE REFUSED BECAUSE THERE WAS DOUBT AS TO PRIMARY PURPOSE OF MARRIAGE AND THEIR INTENTION TO LIVE PERMANENTLY WITH THEIR SPOUSES. THE FOURTH ONE WAS ALSO A REMOVEE WITH RECORDS OF OVERSTAYING AND REFUSAL OF LEAVE TO ENTER IN THE U K. ALL THE ABOVE 4 CASES WERE REFUSED AFTER REFERENCE TO THE HOME OFFICE AND ENQUIRIES MADE WITH THE BRITISH CITIZENS IN THE U K.
2. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME THAT AN APPLICATION IN THIS CATEGORY
TAKES IS:
4 WEEKS FOR STRAIGHTFORWARD CASES, WHICH ARE APPROVED LOCALLY,
5 MONTHS FOR REFERRALS (DOUBTFUL CASES WHICH HAVE TO BE REFEREED TO THE HOME OFFICE FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES WITH THE SPOUSES IN THE U K).
3. PLEASE NOTE THAT NONE OF THE FOUR BRITISH CITIZENS CONCERNED WAS AN EXPATRIATE WORKING IN HONG KONG. THEY WERE ALL RESIDING IN THE UK WHEN THE APPLICATIONS WERE CONSIDERED.
WILSON
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