Identity card for foreign nationals

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Объясните, пожалуйста, кому сейчас надо оформлять Identity card for foreign nationals?

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С 31 марта этого года Identity card for foreign nationals должны получать следующие категории:

● Spouses, civil partners, unmarried or same-sex partners. These applicants, who apply on form FLR(M), continue to be.enrolled.

● Students under Points Based System Tier 4 (General) and Tier 4 (Child). Student categories apply under Tier 4 of the Points Based System from 31 March and students continue to enrol biometrics (excludes student visitors).

● Postgraduate doctors and dentists. These applicants did not apply on form FLR(S), but will fall under PBS Tier 4 from 31 March.

● Academic visitors granted leave for a period exceeding six months. The total stay in the United Kingdom is more than six months, up to a maximum period of 12 months.

● Visitors for private medical treatment Where the applicant is required to extend their stay in the United Kingdom so that they are able to complete private medical treatment.

● Domestic workers in a private household. Applies to overseas domestic workers who have accompanied a person entitled to live in the United Kingdom and are applying to extend their permission to stay in the country based upon their employment as domestic workers.

● United Kingdom ancestry Covers people who are Commonwealth citizens, have a British grandparent and can demonstrate a link with the United Kingdom.

● Retired persons of independent means. This category is no longer open to new applicants, but where a person is already in the United Kingdom under this category they may extend their leave on the same basis. It applies to persons aged over 60 with substantial means to support

themselves.

● Sole representatives These are overseas employees recruited by an overseas company to act as their sole representative in the United Kingdom.

●Transfer of conditions. Not an application made under the immigration rules, but those applying while in the United Kingdom for a transfer of existing conditions from a passport or other such document will also receive an identity card instead of a stamp or vignette, if their application is successful.

● Dependants. Dependants of the above categories where applicable under the immigration rules, applying at same time.

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