(1)
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FUNCTIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED IN OCTOBER 1996
Annex I
Entry clearance to U.K., Commonwealth countries and BDTs (Item (1) of Appendix)
Workload
Item
Type of Applications
Time Schedule
for
transfer Section Concerned 1991/92 1996/97 of function
(Note 2)
paper files at present and space taken up
Volume of
Estimated volume Time schedule]
of paper files upon transfer and
space taken up
and place for transfer of records
1.
Entry Certificates, Visas and Letters of Consent.
Oct 1996
Overseas Visa Section (OVS)
22,462
22,462 )
50,760
50,810
Oct 1996
(Note 1)
36m2
36m2
HKBCG
2.
Visas for Commonwealth Countries and BDTs.
Oct 1996
do
378
378
(Note 3)
(Note 4)
3.
Letters of Assurance.
Oct 1996
OVS
168
168
740
1,100
0.6m2
1.2m2
Oct 1996
HKBCG
4. Certificates of Entitlement.
Oct 1996
OVS
19
19
In Microfilm
form.
In Microfilm
form.
Apr 1997
HKBCG
TOTAL
23,027
23,027
Notes: (1)
Immigration Branch Offices also accept applications of items 1 and 2.
(2) Assumed to be the same as 1991/92 as the workload for the past 5 years are found to be very constant.
Comprises the following paper records :-
(3)
(4)
FUNCTION(P.1) 05OCT1993
(i) applications for visit and short term study (for not more than 6 months) since 1 Oct 1994 (Mr S M Scaddan's letter
of 22 March 1993), and
(ii)
multiple visit applications (FCO Circular No. 166/93) and visit refusal cases since 1 Oct 1991.
The following records are in microfilm form and will be transferred in April 1997 :-
(i)
applications for settlement and long term residence,
(ii) long term study (for more than 6 months) since 1991 (Mr S M Scaddan's letter of 22 March 1993), and (iii) refusal cases [other than those in Note (3)(ii)].
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