To amend the Immigration Rules in connection with the requirements for indefinite leave to enter and remain in the United Kingdom as a Gurkha discharged from the British Army
House of Commons
16 October 2008
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The Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) (No. 2) Bill aims to change the UK’s immigration rules for Gurkha soldiers who have been discharged from the British Army, in order to set the requirements for indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK. It is a Commons bill that is currently at the second reading, with its first reading having taken place on 7 May 2008. The measure sits at the intersection of immigration and defence policy and focuses on a specific group of veterans and their eligibility under the rules.
The bill is at the second reading in the House of Commons; the first reading occurred on 7 May 2008. No further progression beyond the second reading is detailed in the provided information.
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7 May 2008
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