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The Guernsey Border Agency is the law enforcement body charged with tackling cross border crime and administering the customs and immigration systems for the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The agency is headed by a Chief Officer - Patrick Rice (Head of Law Enforcement) [ 1 ]
For immigration and nationality purposes it is UK law, and not Guernsey law, which applies (technically the Immigration Act 1971, [121] extended to Guernsey by Order in Council). Guernsey may not apply different immigration controls from the UK. [ 122 ]
The Prison (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 The Parochial Administration (Miscellaneous Amendments) Law, 2014 (Commencement) Ordinance, 2015 Loi relative aux Douits (Amendment) Law, 2013 (Commencement) Ordinance, 2015
Guernsey Courthouse and officials, photographed in 1859. The Law of Guernsey originates in Norman customary law, overlaid with principles taken from English common law and French law, as well as from statute law enacted by the competent legislature(s) – usually, but not always, the States of Guernsey.
Immigration policy is the aspect of border control concerning the transit of people into a country, especially those that intend to stay and work in the country. Taxation, tariff and trade rules set out what goods immigrants may bring with them, and what services they may perform while temporarily in the country.
The Immigration Act 1971 was extended to Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Each territory has their own Immigration Rules that mirror those made by the UK Government, and therefore leave to enter the United Kingdom or one of the territories is also leave to enter any of them, regardless of where they are granted.
Federal immigration authorities have used tent facilities to hold migrants along the US southern border before, but they are used for temporary periods and must comply with certain standards.
The visa policy of the UK also applies to the Crown dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man, which each operate their own immigration enforcement and have separate work permit systems. [1] [2] [3] The visa policy does not apply to any of the British Overseas Territories, who generally apply their own visa policies.