The Immigration (Leave to Remain) (Prescribed Forms and Procedures) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

• Citation: S.I. 2004/581
• Sections: 8

Section 1

These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (Leave to Remain) (Prescribed Forms and Procedures) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.

Section 2

The Immigration (Leave to Remain) (Prescribed Forms and Procedures) Regulations 2003 shall be amended as follows.

Section 3

After regulation 3, insert—

(3A) The form set out in Schedule 1A is hereby prescribed for an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom:

(a) for work permit employment,

(b) as a highly skilled migrant,

(c) as a seasonal agricultural worker,

(d) for the purpose of employment under the Sectors-Based Scheme, or

(e) for Home Office approved training or work experience,

for the purposes of the immigration rules.

Section 4

(1) In regulation 6(2)—

(a) for “paragraphs (3) and (4)” substitute “paragraph (4)”, and

(b) after “regulations 3,” insert “ 3A,”.

(2) Regulation 6(3) is omitted.

Section 5

In regulation 10, after “as a dependant of the main applicant”, insert “, insofar as this is permitted by the immigration rules”.

Section 6

In regulation 11(c), after subparagraph (ii), insert—

;

save that an application for which a form is prescribed in regulation 3A above shall be sent by prepaid post or by courier to Work Permits ( UK ) at the Immigration and Nationality Directorate of the Home Office and may not be submitted in person at a Public Enquiry Office.

Section 7

In regulation 12(2)—

(a) after paragraph (a), delete “and”; and

(b) after subparagraph (b), insert—

, and

in the case of an application sent by courier, the date on which the application is delivered to Work Permits (UK) at the Immigration and Nationality Directorate of the Home Office.

Section 8

After Schedule 1, insert as Schedule 1A the form which is set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.