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Recent Immigration
News
:-
A8 Accession
Scheme Category
: 10 March
2011:-
Immigration
Minister Damian
Green has today
announced that the
Worker Registration
Scheme will close on
30 April 2011
The Worker
Registration Scheme
is a transitional
scheme, which was
introduced in 2004
when the following
countries (known as
the 'A8' countries)
joined the European
Union:
■Czech Republic
■Estonia
■Hungary
■Latvia
■Lithuania
■Poland
■Slovakia
■Slovenia
Nationals of these
countries must
register under the
scheme if they
commence employment
in the UK. The
scheme allows us to
monitor where A8
citizens are coming
into our labour
market, the type of
work they are doing,
and the impact they
are having on our
economy. Between May
2004 and the end of
2010, 1.1 million A8
nationals registered
under the scheme.
Under the terms of
the Treaty of
Accession, the UK
cannot apply
transitional
restrictions on A8
nationals' access to
the labour market
for more than 7
years. This means
that A8 nationals
will be able to
access the labour
market on the same
terms as other EU
nationals (except
Bulgarians and
Romanians) from 1
May 2011. A8
work-seekers will
also enjoy the same
entitlements to
out-of work benefits
as other EU
nationals.
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