KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty-four Malaysian nationals have been arrested in Britain in a series of enforcement operations over the past eight weeks, carried out by Britain's Border Agency.
In a statement here today, the British High Commission in Malaysia said that all of them faced deportation from Britain and a ban on re-entry for up to 10 years.
Most arrests were made during raids on restaurants across Britain and the individuals were arrested for working illegally and overstaying in Britain.
The statement also said that the offenders were being held in detention awaiting deportation.
The enforcement operations were part of a nationwide exercise by the agency to tackle illegal employment, sham marriages, bogus colleges and organised immigration crime.
The employers had been issued with warnings and they faced fines of up to 10,000 pound (RM48,189) for every illegal worker they employed, unless they could prove they carried out the correct right-to-work checks.
According to statistics released in the statement, in 2009, a total of 370 Malaysian nationals were deported after being detained on immigration offences there.
In the same statement, acting British High Commissioner to Malaysia, Ray Kyles, said that the high number of Malaysian arrests was of considerable concern.
"We continue to urge all Malaysians to comply with the conditions of their entry when visiting the United Kingdom," he said.
Kyles said this allowed stays of up to six months without obtaining a visa, adding that it was a breach of the country's immigration rules to stay longer than this period without permission and to work at any point during their stay.
- Bernama
In a statement here today, the British High Commission in Malaysia said that all of them faced deportation from Britain and a ban on re-entry for up to 10 years.
Most arrests were made during raids on restaurants across Britain and the individuals were arrested for working illegally and overstaying in Britain.
The statement also said that the offenders were being held in detention awaiting deportation.
The enforcement operations were part of a nationwide exercise by the agency to tackle illegal employment, sham marriages, bogus colleges and organised immigration crime.
The employers had been issued with warnings and they faced fines of up to 10,000 pound (RM48,189) for every illegal worker they employed, unless they could prove they carried out the correct right-to-work checks.
According to statistics released in the statement, in 2009, a total of 370 Malaysian nationals were deported after being detained on immigration offences there.
In the same statement, acting British High Commissioner to Malaysia, Ray Kyles, said that the high number of Malaysian arrests was of considerable concern.
"We continue to urge all Malaysians to comply with the conditions of their entry when visiting the United Kingdom," he said.
Kyles said this allowed stays of up to six months without obtaining a visa, adding that it was a breach of the country's immigration rules to stay longer than this period without permission and to work at any point during their stay.
- Bernama
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