Air & Sea Carriers not complying with Immigration rules- Report
In the Premier’s 2012 Report, it noted that some of the challenges continuing to face the Immigration Department include those of funding, staffing, compliance by air and sea carriers with Immigration rules and regulations, dealing with the expenses associated with repatriation of illegal migrants and addressing the large number of applications for Certificates of Residence and Belonger Status.
To address the staff shortage, the report stated that in 2012 the Immigration Department took a step by advertising two vacant positions of Assistant Chief Immigration Officer for Border Management and Assistance Chef Immigration Officer for Administration.
The report claimed that “the filling of those two positions would help take some of the administrative load off the head of department”.
Carriers need fines.
The report, which stated that the air and sea carriers were not complying with immigration policies, called for the institution of fines and penalties that would help to deter violation of immigration laws and regulations by the carriers and individuals.
The Premier’s Office 2012 report also complained about the backlog of Residence and Belonger Status applications, which it said needed to be urgently addressed and can be done with the assignment of additional staff to the unit and improved management systems.
One of the conclusions of the 2012 Premier’s Office report is that the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government of the day can improve the transparency of the operations of the Immigration Department’s Status Unit and the department in general by the institution of a comprehensive immigration policy by legislation that guides the granting of these statuses.
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