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Illegal working crackdown to continue in 2011-UK Border Agency

Sunday 16 January 2011

13 January 2011

A crackdown on illegal working in Kent is set to continue into the New Year, according to officers at the UK Border Agency.

During 2010 4 businesses in Tunbridge Wells were given civil penalties for employing illegal workers, with fines totalling £25,000.

The business biggest fine was Masala The Indian Restaurant, The Pantiles which was fined £10,000 for employing 2 illegal workers.

Also fined were Hostserve Ltd, Vale Road fined £5,000 for employing 1 illegal worker; Sea Fresh in the High Street fined £5,000 for 1 illegal worker and the Spice Lounge restaurant, London Road which was fined £5,000 for also employing one illegal worker.

UK Border Agency officers are warning lawbreakers that more operations are planned in 2011.

Karyn Dunning, head of the UK Border Agency's local immigration team for Kent, said:

'We've had a lot of success targeting firms who employ illegal workers in the Tunbridge Wells area during 2010, but we are gathering intelligence all the time, and more raids are definitely planned for 2011.

'It is the legal responsibility of all employers to check that employees have the right to work in the UK. Those who don't can be hit with big fines - up to £10,000 per offender - but if you deliberately employ an illegal worker you could face criminal prosecution.

'Illegal working undercuts legitimate and law-abiding businesses, and takes jobs from those who are genuinely allowed to work.'

Every year, the UK Border Agency imposes civil penalties on thousands of companies which fail to carry out the necessary right-to-work checks on their staff.

Employers unsure of the steps they need to take to avoid employing illegal workers can visit the Preventing illegal working section of this website or phone our employer helpline on 0300 123 4699.

Immigration Minister Damian Green said:

'The UK Border Agency has undertaken two major enforcement campaigns to crack down on immigration crime across the country, detaining, prosecuting and removing people and gangs who have been abusing the system through sham marriages, illegal working, people smuggling and document fraud. We are making more use of new technology both at the border and inland to enable officers to focus their efforts on people trying to cheat the system.

'Our proposals to tackle abuse by foreign nationals using student visas to gain work in the UK alongside new plans to toughen up marriage and family routes will, together with the changes already put in place this year, ensure that we bring net migration down to the tens of thousands.

If you suspect that illegal workers are being employed at a business, contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit the Crimestoppers website. Anonymity can be assured.

UK Extended Student Visitor visa for English language students now available

10 January 2011

From today 10 January 2011 English language students wishing to attend exclusively English language courses will be able to apply for a student visitor visa allowing them to stay for up to 11 months.  The Extended Student Visitor visa will only be available to applicants outside of the United Kingdom. 

Students wishing to study non-English Language courses in the UK for longer than 6 months are still required to apply under Tier 4 of the Points Based System.

Non visa-nationals, who would not normally need a visa to study for up to six months, must apply for the extended visa if they wish to remain longer. 

The requirements, entitlements and restrictions of the Extended Student Visitor visa are the same as the current Student Visitor visa and can be found here. The Student Visitor visa does not allow students to work, take a work placement, bring dependants or extend their stay.  The fee will also be the same as the Student Visitor visa. 

A review of the Extended Student Visitor visa wil be carried out within the next 12 months to ensure it is operating as intended. 

This change does not affect the ongoing student consultation on the main student route to the UK - Tier 4 of the Points Based System - which has set out proposals to tackle abuse and make the system more selective and robust.   

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