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Petition seeks to remove Immigration & Passport Act amendment from Order Paper
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A petition calling for the removal of the Amendments to the Immigration and Passport Act on the Order Paper for the Friday May 17, 2019 House of Assembly (HoA) has been started.
Exclusive: Law on staying while changing jobs nothing new- Ian B. Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Acting Chief Immigration Officer Ian B. Penn said the recent amendment to the Immigration and Passport Act- Section 31 is meant to streamline and regularise the process whereby persons who change jobs will not have to leave the territory, provided they have been here at least five years.
Complaints Commissioner investigating grants of certificates of residence
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Complaints Commissioner is conducting an investigation into the process of applying for grants of certificates of residence under the Immigration and Passport Act. The aim is to establish what happens, in general, to applications after they are presented at the Department of Immigration for consideration by the Board of Immigration and the Cabinet, which makes the ultimate decision.