An analysis of the conditions for British immigrants to apply for permanent residence

An analysis of the conditions for British immigrants to apply for permanent residence

BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) According to a report in UK-Chinese Times, UK, Damian Green) 10/Oct. 3 1 Sunday, the British immigration minister, said in an interview with the Daily Telegraph that the Ministry of the Interior would re-examine the eligibility of immigrants to apply for permanent residency in the UK in the spring, and called the original regulations formulated by the Labour government "too easy to obtain status".

Damian Green hinted in an interview that new immigrants to Britain may not be able to convert their existing visas into visa types that can obtain British citizenship. He also warned that the abuse of the student visa system damaged Britain's reputation.

Last year, 90,000 international students went to private colleges, many of whom had criminal records of "visa abuse". Damian Green said that the abuse of student visas by such institutions may be "very serious".

Last year, the number of immigrants who obtained the right of abode in Britain was 238,950, an increase of more than 30%. There are several options for applying for residence. Including visas for work, study, family reunion or refugees in the UK, can be converted into permanent residence and then applied for British citizenship. Immigrants who hold other types of visas now can also switch to visa types that can obtain the right of abode after arriving in the UK.

Green said that he will begin to re-examine the application procedures for immigrants to stay in the UK in the spring, and plans to distinguish "who can stay in the UK permanently and who can only live in the UK temporarily". He said: "We must be clear about which visas are temporary and which visa types are for obtaining permanent residence status. The initial practice was to allow people to change their visa categories at will. For example, they came to Britain for one purpose, but in order to obtain the right of abode, they immediately switched to another visa category. I hope that there will be a clearer system so that people can clearly know whether they can only come here temporarily or stay in the UK permanently before coming to the UK. "