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PART III

C. Validity of United Kingdom Entry

Certificates

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Io. The Commonwealth Immigrants Act of 196

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makes no provision for the issue of entry

certificates; this is an administrative

measure designed to assist a Commonwealth

citizen (including a Colonial belonger) who

wishes to ascertain in advance whether he is

eligible for admission to the UK on a temporary

basis. An entry certificate endorsed in a

passport indicates to the immigration officer

at the United Kingdom port that the entry

certificate officer has examined the holder's

application and has been satisfied that he is

eligible for admission to the U.K. The entry

certificate system is therefore intended to

help the control at theports of entry in this

country to run smoothly but an entry

certificate does not guarantee the holder

admission to the United Kingdom. He may be

refused admission on certain statutory grounds

of health, criminal record or security, etc.

. An entry certificate is normally given a

validity of six months from the date of issue,

during which time the holder may make unlimited

journeys to the UK and be admitted on a

temporary basis, provided he remains eligible

for admission under section 2(2) of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968. Furthermore

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in the light of representations received from

various quarters, the Home Office have been

considering this question and have recently

decided that the validity of entry certificates

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