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Key definition

Immigration offences definition

What does Immigration offences mean? Immigration offences describes the range of criminal offences arising from breaches of immigration control by individuals subject to immigration control and by those who facilitate, employ or otherwise assist them. It is a descriptive umbrella term; the specific offences are set out in statute and developed in case law. Typical offences include entering without leave or by deception, knowingly remaining beyond limited leave, breaching conditions of leave (including illegal working), facilitating unlawful immigration/smuggling, human trafficking and exploitation, using or supplying false or fraudulently obtained travel or identity documents, arranging or facilitating sham marriages/civil partnerships, employing illegal workers (where the employer...

Immigration-related criminal offences: key offences (facilitation, illegal entry/arrival, document fraud, trafficking), prosecution decisions, sentencing, POCA/confiscation and specialist defences (s31 IAA 1999; s45 MSA 2015)

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Practice notes

These offences are handled under criminal law. They clearly differ from civil penalties which, in the immigration context, are financial sanctions imposed by the Home Office when applying laws or rules. This Practice Note outlines several of the principal categories of immigration offence in brief. For further guidance on offences connected to illegal working, consult Practice Notes: Illegal workers—civil and criminal sanctions and Illegal working: dealing with a criminal allegation.

Sources of law relevant to Immigration offences

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