UK Border Agency launches consultation on NHS debtor

The UK Border Agency is carrying out a public consultation on proposals to change the Immigration Rules so that we can refuse permission to enter or stay in the UK if a migrant is subject to immigration control and is in debt to the NHS above a prescribed amount. The change to the Immigration Rules would supplement our existing work to identify and remove visitors who are trying to conceal an intention to access NHS services while they are in the UK. The consultation is open until 28 May 2010, and can be found in the Current consultations section of this website