Annex D
Guidelines for the prosecution of overstayers
Essentially, we aim to prosecute blatant overstayers, meaning those who have overstayed by three months or more. Normally, however, we should not - unless circumstances dictate otherwise
prosecute those in this category who
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(a)
are aged (sixty years old or more) or infirm;
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
are under the age of 18;
accompany throughout their stay a family member or relative who comes within (a) or (b) above;
can prove that they are unable to leave for health reasons; and
have overstayed for "humanitarian" reasons, such as looking after sick family members or attending funerals (where most of the 'overstay' has been spent attending to the deceased before deaths).