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Changes to the immigration rules, newly laid in Parliament, mean that those subject to immigration control who fail to settle an outstanding bill of 拢1,000 or more will not be allowed to enter or remain in the UK until the debt is paid off.

Immigration Minister Damian Green said:

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鈥榃e welcome overseas visitors but those who use NHS facilities need to pay for them, or they will be barred from coming here.
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• 皇冠体育app NHS will provide information to enable the UK Border Agency to identify the debtors and - when they apply to return to or remain in the UK - to refuse their applications. 皇冠体育app information sharing arrangements are being phased in over the coming months.
  It is hoped that the 拢1,000 threshold will capture 94 per cent of outstanding charges owed to the NHS.
  Other rules changes laid before Parliament today include:rules to facilitate the entry and stay of certain accredited Olympic and Paralympic participants. This includes athletes, umpires, technicians, media staff and others holding an Olympic or Paralympic accreditation card. 皇冠体育appse Olympic changes will come in to effect on 30 March 2012 and will end on 8 November 2012
• a number of minor, technical changes such as requiring applicants for settlement to provide documentary evidence of income and clarifying the definition of who benefits from our streamlined application process; and
• minor and technical amendments to the rules for spouses and civil partners of a settled person, and for unmarried and same-sex partners of a settled person. 皇冠体育appse changes represent no change in policy for this category

皇冠体育app latest Immigration Rules changes follow the completion of consultations carried out by the UK Border Agency and the Department of Health. A 2009 review set out to examine the rules on charging overseas visitors for access to NHS services in England.

Notes to editors

1.听For more information contact Ben Biddulph in the Home Office Press Office on 020 7035 3857 or the Newsdesk on 020 7035 3535.

2.听A full copy of the UK Border Agency consultation report can be found on the agency鈥檚 website. To find out more about the Department of Health consultation, see the Department of Health website.

3.听 皇冠体育app NHS will not refuse or delay immediately necessary treatment to any person but where they are not exempt from charges payment will subsequently be sought.

4.听 皇冠体育app UK has an international obligation to provide free NHS treatment to those seeking asylum here under the UN Convention on Human Rights and also provides free NHS treatment to the victims of human trafficking. We will continue to fulfil these obligations.

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