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Q:
What is a Immigration Control?
A: Immigration
control is about how and why people from countries outside the
UK are allowed to come to the UK and how long they can stay.
It is also about what they are allowed to do when they are in
the UK, for example, whether they can work, whether relatives
can come to the UK to join them afterwards, and whether they
can use the National Health Service or claim
benefits.
The rules about immigration control (which
are law) are complicated by the fact that they overlap with
nationality law - that is, the law about who is or is not a
British citizen, and the rights of the different types of
British citizen.
Q:
What is 'Right of Abode'?
The system of
immigration control in the UK splits people into two broad
categories: those who have 'right of abode' in the UK and who
can live, work and move in and out of the country as they
wish, and those who require permission in order to enter and
remain here.
There are certain groups of people who do
not fit easily into these two categories and who do not have
to get leave to 'enter and remain' even though they do not
have 'right of abode'. Included in this group are people who
can benefit from European rights of free movement.
Q:
What do you mean by Leave to remain?
A: The
immigration rules also specify how long leave to remain in the
UK should be granted for. Leave to remain can be either
'limited' or 'indefinite.' Limited leave is granted to people
who are coming to the UK for 'temporary' reasons, for example,
as students. Other people applying for leave to remain may be
eligible for 'indefinite' leave, with the possibility of being
able to apply for UK citizenship.
Q:
What is Entry Clearance?
A: People who
require leave to enter the UK will usually need to get 'entry
clearance' to show that they are entitled to enter the UK
under the immigration rules. There are detailed rules about
how to qualify for entry clearance within each category of
applicant coming to the UK. Some groups, such as refugees and
asylum seekers do not require entry clearance, but most do.
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