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Deemed Permission - Crown Armed Forces

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

A statutory deemed-permission status under the Entry Control Ordinance 2022: Schedule 2 Part A covers persons who have deemed permission to enter the Territories for work or work-related reasons, and the Government treats persons with deemed permission under section 9 as not requiring an Entry Permit. Government policy lists in this class: any person who is a member of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown, acting in the course of their duties.

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  • Beyond the Part A heading ('for work or work-related reasons'), the sources give no policy rationale for exempting this particular class from the permit requirement.

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

The person must be a member of the Crown's naval, military or air forces, acting in the course of their duties.

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What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

Access is activated by acting in the course of duty as a member of the Crown's naval, military or air forces; Government policy says this covers all persons who land in the Territories with the knowledge of or permission from their commanding officer.

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What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

No permit application is made: persons with deemed permission under section 9 do not require an Entry Permit under section 7. Deemed permission to enter and reside for a specified period applies only if the person is not someone who must or may be refused a permit under section 8 had they applied. A master must not allow anyone to disembark unless satisfied that the person has a permit or deemed permission; the requirement for masters to provide Schedule 3 information does not apply to military personnel or civil servants of the UK Government or of the Government of the Territories.

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Limits of the record
  • The sources do not specify what document or evidence the person must show to prove they fall within this Schedule 2 paragraph.

What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

Deemed permission lasts for a 'specified period', a limited period during which the person may remain in the Territories. For persons of a Schedule 2 Part A description it is the period during which they continue to be of that description, or such other period (longer or shorter) as the Principal Immigration Officer determines. A person whose specified period has expired falls within section 13 (Removal orders). No one is entitled to live long-term or permanently in the Territories. The official source does not state whether family members can be included.

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Limits of the record
  • The sources do not state whether family members can be included in this deemed permission.
  • POSSIBLE_CATEGORY_MISMATCH: Schedule 2 Part A lists this class among persons with deemed permission 'for work or work-related reasons'; not reclassified here.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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