TNAG-2665-FCO40-3862-Future-of-Hong-Kong-transfer-of-UK-related-records-regarding-1992 — Page 13

CONFIDENTIAL

Retention of U.K.-Related Application Records/Files

Reference

Type of Application/files

Para. 2(a)

(i) Naturalisation.

(ii) Registration.

(iii) Renunciation.

(iv) Resumption.

Para. 2(b)

(i)

Entry certificates,

visas and letters of consent.

UKR4B

31.10.1991

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Retention of Records

U.K. Requirement

Permanent

"

.1 of 4)

Current storage arrangement

Kept permanently as paper files since 1949.

Kept permanently as paper files since 1949.

Kept permanently as paper files since 1955.

Kept permanently as paper files since 1949.

2 years for visit and

study cases. 10 years for settlement, long term applications and refusal

cases.

For normal visit and study cases, kept 2 years as paper files.

For settlement, long term applications and refusal cases, kept permanently in microjackets.

Kept permanently as paper files since 26.11.90

(ii)

Letters of assurance

(iii)

Certificates of entitle-

ment to the UK.

12 years

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Kept permanently in microjackets.

CONFIDENTIAL