Requirement for onshore visa applicants to have complied substantially with visa conditions extended
1 March 2003 - Legislation change
Client summary
From 1 March 2003, immigration law has been amended to enable decision makers to take into account a visa applicant's compliance with the conditions of their last held substantive visa together with the conditions of any intervening bridging visas. The amendments also cover secondary applicants.
Technical details
Additional information: Amendments were made to the relevant provisions of Schedule 2 of the Migration Regulations 1994 to visa subclasses that contain a criterion relating the (primary and secondary) applicant's previous compliance with visa conditions. Items 3003 and 3004 of Schedule 3 were also amended in this respect.
Transitional arrangements: The amendments apply to applications made on or after 1 March 2003.
Forms: Nil.
Instructions: Related PAM3 documents have been updated. MSI 358 - 'Additional Criteria Applicable to Unlawful Non-Citizens and Certain Bridging Visa Classes' will be updated.
Effect on delegations: Nil.
Effect on systems: Nil.