Ministry of External Affairs

Posted On: 11 APR 2018 2:08 PM by PIB Delhi

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to the MoU between India and the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on the return of Illegal Migrants.

Benefits:

The MoU will facilitate that the Visa Free Agreement for holders of Diplomatic passports as well as liberalization of UK Visa Regime for those who are travelling to the UK legally, after conclusion of the MoU.

It will ensure the return of persons who have no lawful basis to be in the territory of the other Party after verification of nationality to its satisfaction.

It will help in streamlining the procedure of return of nationals who are caught to be staying illegally, belonging to the other party in a specified time-frame.

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AKT/VBA/SH

Return of illegal migrants: MoU enables verified nationality-based removals and streamlined return procedures after approval. The Memorandum of Understanding provides a framework for returning persons without a lawful basis in the territory of the other Party, conditioned on verification of nationality to the satisfaction of the requested State and streamlining time bound repatriation procedures; it also contemplates visa free travel for diplomatic passport holders and liberalisation of the UK visa regime for lawful travellers upon conclusion of the MoU.