Trips Back to the UK
Aug 11th 2004, 11:19 pm
#31
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Re: Trips Back to the UK
Look at it from the immigration officer's point of view.
He's got to be sure that the person in front of him is either:
- entitled to remain in the UK indefinitely; or
- will abide by the terms of admission.
If the person's mother had no stamp in her Canadian passport showing her UK permanent resident status and is asking for admission of a resident, of course he's going to ask questions. He doesn't know she's been living in the UK for 50 years and it's his job to find out.
Sooner or later the UK will do what Canada has done and force all permanent residents to obtain a document like the PR Card to prove their status.
Jeremy
He's got to be sure that the person in front of him is either:
- entitled to remain in the UK indefinitely; or
- will abide by the terms of admission.
If the person's mother had no stamp in her Canadian passport showing her UK permanent resident status and is asking for admission of a resident, of course he's going to ask questions. He doesn't know she's been living in the UK for 50 years and it's his job to find out.
Sooner or later the UK will do what Canada has done and force all permanent residents to obtain a document like the PR Card to prove their status.
Jeremy
Originally Posted by squarepants
Not being funny, if I was an immigration officer, and someone with a foreign passport came through and answered like that ( forever ) after asking them how long they are here for, I 'll think they are taking the micky as well.
In this day and age, those guys job's have just been made a little bit more difficult, if you know what I mean. Some might say that answer had a ring of sarcharsm to it !
In this day and age, those guys job's have just been made a little bit more difficult, if you know what I mean. Some might say that answer had a ring of sarcharsm to it !
Aug 13th 2004, 11:56 am
#32
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Re: Trips Back to the UK
Originally Posted by JAJ
Look at it from the immigration officer's point of view.
He's got to be sure that the person in front of him is either:
- entitled to remain in the UK indefinitely; or
- will abide by the terms of admission.
If the person's mother had no stamp in her Canadian passport showing her UK permanent resident status and is asking for admission of a resident, of course he's going to ask questions. He doesn't know she's been living in the UK for 50 years and it's his job to find out.
Sooner or later the UK will do what Canada has done and force all permanent residents to obtain a document like the PR Card to prove their status.
Jeremy
He's got to be sure that the person in front of him is either:
- entitled to remain in the UK indefinitely; or
- will abide by the terms of admission.
If the person's mother had no stamp in her Canadian passport showing her UK permanent resident status and is asking for admission of a resident, of course he's going to ask questions. He doesn't know she's been living in the UK for 50 years and it's his job to find out.
Sooner or later the UK will do what Canada has done and force all permanent residents to obtain a document like the PR Card to prove their status.
Jeremy
Anyhow, I guess it has never been as strict as it is just now, post Sept 11th so I will try and help her fill in the forms (patience allowing) to either get her passport stamped or get her UK citizenship, I suppose it is the least I can do for her seeing as it is down to her that I have my Canadian citizenship (even though I filled in all the forms all by myself *sighs*)
