Immigration and Nationality Directorate
Encyclopedia
The Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) was part of the Home Office
, a department of the United Kingdom government
. The headquarters were in Croydon
, South London
where it occupied thirteen buildings. IND was responsible for inward migration to the United Kingdom
, asylum applications and the recognition of refugee
s, nationality
and citizenship
and the removal and deportation of immigration offenders. The Immigration and Nationality Directorate was replaced by the Border and Immigration Agency
on 1 April 2007, which was in turn subsumed into the UK Border Agency
on 1 April 2008.
, John Reid confirmed that the IND would be hived off as an executive agency after a major reshuffle of the Home Office.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5193340.stm. From April 2007 it became the Border and Immigration Agency
(BIA). On 1 April 2008, the Border and Immigration Agency was incorporated into the new UK Border Agency
.
Home Office
The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...
, a department of the United Kingdom government
Departments of the United Kingdom Government
Her Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom contains a number of Cabinet ministers who are usually called secretaries of state when they are in charge of Government departments called ministerial departments...
. The headquarters were in Croydon
Croydon
Croydon is a town in South London, England, located within the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated south of Charing Cross...
, South London
South London
South London is the southern part of London, England, United Kingdom.According to the 2011 official Boundary Commission for England definition, South London includes the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and...
where it occupied thirteen buildings. IND was responsible for inward migration to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, asylum applications and the recognition of refugee
Refugee
A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...
s, nationality
Nationality
Nationality is membership of a nation or sovereign state, usually determined by their citizenship, but sometimes by ethnicity or place of residence, or based on their sense of national identity....
and citizenship
Citizenship
Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities...
and the removal and deportation of immigration offenders. The Immigration and Nationality Directorate was replaced by the Border and Immigration Agency
Border and Immigration Agency
The Border and Immigration Agency was an executive agency of the British Home Office, created on 1 April 2007. The Agency assumed the responsibilities of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate for managing immigration control in the UK...
on 1 April 2007, which was in turn subsumed into the UK Border Agency
UK Border Agency
The UK Border Agency is the border control body of the United Kingdom government and part of the Home Office. It was formed on 1 April 2008 by a merger of the Border and Immigration Agency , UKvisas and the Detection functions of HM Revenue and Customs...
on 1 April 2008.
Directorates
IND was split into directorates with responsibility for different areas of its work. Some of those directorates were:- Nationality Directorate had its main offices in CroydonCroydonCroydon is a town in South London, England, located within the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated south of Charing Cross...
and was responsible for the consideration of applications for British nationality and for the issue of certificates of entitlement to the right of abodeRight of abodeThe right of abode is an individual's freedom from immigration control in a particular country. A person who has the right of abode in a country does not need permission from the government to enter the country and can live and work there without restriction....
. - UK Immigration ServiceUK Immigration ServiceThe United Kingdom Immigration Service, , was the operational arm of the Home Office, Immigration and Nationality Directorate...
had its headquarters in Croydon and was responsible for controlling entry to the United Kingdom. It had two directorates:- The Border Control Directorate controlled ports of entry.
- The Enforcement and Removals Directorate was responsible for the identification, monitoring, and removal or deportation of immigration offenders.
- Managed Migration Directorate, with offices in Croydon, Liverpool and SheffieldSheffieldSheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, had responsibility for considering applications for permission to remain in the United Kingdom from those who have valid leave to enterLeave to enterLeave to Enter is the technical term for someone granted entry to the United Kingdom by British immigration officers.According to the United Kingdom Border Agency, a person who is neither a British citizen nor a Commonwealth citizen with the right of abode nor a person who is entitled to enter or...
or remainLeave to RemainThe Leave to Remain is the legal status of a person issued by a government office of internal affairs to one who is not yet a citizen. In most stable countries, Indefinite leave to remain is granted to these foreign citizens after a specified period spent within its borders...
and from EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an nationals and their families. - Work Permits UK in SheffieldSheffieldSheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
dealt with the issuing of work permitWork permitWork permit is a generic term for a legal authorization which allows a person to take employment.It is most often used in reference to instances where a person is given permission to work in a country where one does not hold citizenship, but is also used in reference to minors, who in some...
s.
Future Status of IND
On 19 July 2006, the Home SecretaryHome Secretary
The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the Home Office of the United Kingdom, and one of the country's four Great Offices of State...
, John Reid confirmed that the IND would be hived off as an executive agency after a major reshuffle of the Home Office.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5193340.stm. From April 2007 it became the Border and Immigration Agency
Border and Immigration Agency
The Border and Immigration Agency was an executive agency of the British Home Office, created on 1 April 2007. The Agency assumed the responsibilities of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate for managing immigration control in the UK...
(BIA). On 1 April 2008, the Border and Immigration Agency was incorporated into the new UK Border Agency
UK Border Agency
The UK Border Agency is the border control body of the United Kingdom government and part of the Home Office. It was formed on 1 April 2008 by a merger of the Border and Immigration Agency , UKvisas and the Detection functions of HM Revenue and Customs...
.