STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2003 No. 1712
IMMIGRATION
The Immigration (Leave to Remain) (Prescribed Forms and Procedures) Regulations 2003
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Made |
9th July 2003 | |
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Laid before Parliament |
10th July 2003 | |
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Coming into force |
1st August 2003 | |
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 31A of the Immigration Act 1971[1], hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (Leave to Remain) (Prescribed Forms and Procedures) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st August 2003.
2.
In these Regulations:
"asylum claimant" means a person making a claim for asylum (within the meaning given in section 94(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999[2]) which claim either has not been determined or has been granted; and
"dependant", of a person, means -
(a) the spouse or unmarried partner, or
(b) a child under the age of eighteen,
of that person.
Prescribed forms
3.
- (1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, the form set out in Schedule 1 is hereby prescribed for an application for limited or indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom:
(a) as a business person,
(b) as a sole representative,
(c) as a retired person of independent means,
(d) as an investor, or
(e) as an innovator,
for the purposes of the immigration rules.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an application for limited or indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a business person where the application is made under the terms of a European Community Association Agreement.
4.
The form set out in Schedule 2 is hereby prescribed for an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom:
(a) as the spouse of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom, or
(b) as the unmarried partner of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom,
for the purposes of the immigration rules.
5.
The form set out in Schedule 3 is hereby prescribed for an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom:
(a) as a student,
(b) as a student nurse,
(c) to re-sit an examination, or
(d) to write up a thesis,
for the purposes of the immigration rules.
6.
- (1) The form set out in Schedule 4 is hereby prescribed for an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom:
(a) as a visitor,
(b) as a visitor seeking to undergo or continue private medical treatment,
(c) as a postgraduate doctor or dentist or a trainee general practitioner,
(d) as an au pair,
(e) as a teacher or language assistant under an approved exchange scheme,
(f) as a representative of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation,
(g) as a private servant in a diplomatic household,
(h) as a domestic worker in a private household,
(i) as an overseas government employee,
(j) as a minister of religion, missionary or member of a religious order,
(k) as a member of the operational ground staff of an overseas-owned airline,
(l) as a person with United Kingdom ancestry,
(m) as a writer, composer or artist, or
(n) as a member of the crew of a ship, aircraft, hovercraft, hydrofoil or international train service,
for the purposes of the immigration rules.
(2) Further to paragraph (1), and subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) below, the form set out in Schedule 4 is hereby prescribed for an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom for any other reason or purpose for which provision is made in the immigration rules but which is not covered by the forms prescribed in regulations 3, 4 or 5 above.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom:
(a) for work permit employment,
(b) as a highly skilled migrant, or
(c) for Home Office approved training or work experience,
for the purposes of the immigration rules.
(4) Paragraph (2) does not apply to an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom where:
(a) the application is made under the terms of a European Community Association Agreement, or
(b) the basis on which the application is made is that the applicant is an asylum claimant or a dependant of an asylum claimant.
7.
The form set out in Schedule 5 is hereby prescribed for an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom:
(a) as the spouse of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom, or
(b) as the unmarried partner of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom,
for the purposes of the immigration rules.
8.
The form set out in Schedule 6 is hereby prescribed for an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom:
(a) as the child under the age of eighteen of a parent, parents or relative present and settled in the United Kingdom,
(b) as the adopted child under the age of eighteen of a parent or parents present and settled in the United Kingdom, or
(c) as the parent, grandparent or other dependent relative of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom,
for the purposes of the immigration rules.
9.
- (1) The form set out in Schedule 7 is hereby prescribed for an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom:
(a) as a work permit holder,
(b) as a highly skilled migrant,
(c) as a representative of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation,
(d) as a private servant in a diplomatic household,
(e) as a domestic worker in a private household,
(f) as an overseas government employee,
(g) as a minister of religion, missionary or member of a religious order,
(h) as a member of the operational ground staff of an overseas-owned airline,
(i) as a person with United Kingdom ancestry,
(j) as a writer, composer or artist,
(k) on the basis of long residence in the United Kingdom, or
(l) as a victim of domestic violence,
for the purposes of the immigration rules.
(2) Further to paragraph (1), and subject to paragraph (3) below, the form set out in Schedule 7 is hereby prescribed for an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom for any other reason or purpose for which provision is made in the immigration rules but which is not covered by the forms prescribed in regulations 7 or 8 above.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to an application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom where:
(a) the application is made under the terms of a European Community Association Agreement, or
(b) the basis on which the application is made is that the applicant is an asylum claimant or a dependant of an asylum claimant.
10.
An application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom which is made by a person ("the main applicant") on a form prescribed in any of regulations 3 to 9 above may include an application in respect of any person applying for leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a dependant of the main applicant.
Prescribed procedures
11.
The following procedures are hereby prescribed in relation to an application for which a form is prescribed in any of regulations 3 to 9 above:
(a) the form shall be signed and dated by the applicant, save that where the applicant is under the age of eighteen, the form may be signed and dated by the parent or legal guardian of the applicant on behalf of the applicant;
(b) the application shall be accompanied by such documents and photographs as specified in the form; and
(c) the application shall be:
(i) sent by prepaid post to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate of the Home Office, or
(ii) submitted in person at a Public Enquiry Office of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate of the Home Office.
12.
- (1) A failure to comply with any of the requirements of regulation 11(a) or (b) above to any extent will only invalidate an application if:
(a) the applicant does not provide, when making the application, an explanation for the failure which the Secretary of State considers to be satisfactory,
(b) the Secretary of State notifies the applicant, or the person who appears to the Secretary of State to represent the applicant, of the failure within 21 days of the date on which the application is made, and
(c) the applicant does not comply with the requirements within a reasonable time, and in any event within 28 days, of being notified by the Secretary of State of the failure.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, the date on which the application is made is:
(a) in the case of an application sent by post, the date of posting, and
(b) in the case of an application submitted in person, the date on which the application is delivered to, and accepted by, a Public Enquiry Office of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate of the Home Office.
Beverley Hughes
Minister of State
Home Office
9th July 2003
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SCHEDULE 6Regulation 8
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SCHEDULE 7Regulation 9
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations prescribe forms which are to be used for applications for limited or indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom. Each form relates to specific categories of applicant, as set out in regulations 3 to 9 respectively. The forms are set out in Schedules 1 to 7.
An application made on a prescribed form may include an application in respect of anyone applying for leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a dependant of the main applicant.
These Regulations also prescribe the procedures which are to be followed in relation to an application for which a form is prescribed. The form should be signed and dated by the applicant (although where the applicant is under the age of eighteen the form may be signed and dated on their behalf by their parent or legal guardian) and the application should be accompanied by the documents and photographs specified in the form. The application should be sent by prepaid post to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate of the Home Office or submitted in person at a Public Enquiry Office of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate of the Home Office.
If the form is not signed, or the application is not accompanied by all the documents and photographs specified in the form, the application will only be invalidated if the applicant does not provide a satisfactory explanation for the failure, the Secretary of State notifies the applicant of the failure within 21 days of the date on which the application is made, and the applicant does not remedy the failure within 28 days of being notified.
Notes:
[1]
1971 c. 77. Section 31A was inserted by section 165 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) and amended by section 121 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41).back
[2]
1999 c. 33.back
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