Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006

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The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 is a UK law that overhauled immigration, asylum, and citizenship rules, tightening controls on entry, residence, and naturalisation.

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Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
amends Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Immigration Act 1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ
citation 2006 c. 13 ⓘ
containsPart Part 1: Appeals ⓘ
Part 2: Accommodation Centres and Support ⓘ
Part 3: Information ⓘ
Part 4: Immigration and Asylum ⓘ
Part 5: Miscellaneous ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
enforcedBy UK Border Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
UK Home Office NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEffectOn criteria for naturalisation as a British citizen ⓘ
employers’ obligations regarding right to work checks ⓘ
procedures for claiming asylum in the UK ⓘ
rights of migrants in the United Kingdom ⓘ
introducedBy Home Office NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
keyProvision allowed greater use of information for immigration control ⓘ
created criminal offence of knowingly employing an illegal worker ⓘ
expanded powers to collect and share biometric information ⓘ
extended powers of immigration officers ⓘ
introduced civil penalties for employers hiring illegal workers ⓘ
introduced powers relating to deprivation of citizenship in certain cases ⓘ
provided for electronic monitoring and reporting of some migrants ⓘ
restricted appeal rights for immigration and asylum decisions ⓘ
tightened requirements for naturalisation as a British citizen ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
policyArea asylum law ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ
nationality law ⓘ
purpose to reform asylum procedures ⓘ
to reform immigration procedures ⓘ
to reform nationality and citizenship rules ⓘ
relatedTo British nationality law NERFINISHED ⓘ
UK asylum system ⓘ
UK immigration system ⓘ
royalAssentDate 2006-03-30 ⓘ
shortTitle Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ
status in force ⓘ
subjectOf debate on balancing immigration control and human rights in the UK ⓘ
typeOfLegislation public general act ⓘ
yearEnacted 2006 ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Nationality Act 1981 → significantlyAmendedBy → Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 ⓘ
Immigration Act 1971 → amendedBy → Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 ⓘ