2011 No. 1553

Immigration

The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa)(Amendment) Order 2011

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 19991.

Citation and Commencement1

1

This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) Order 2011.

2

This Order comes into force on 14th July 2011.

Amendment to the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 20032

1

The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 20032 is amended as follows.

2

In Schedule 13 after “Vietnam” insert “Yemen”.

Damian GreenMinister of StateHome Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is made under section 41 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. It amends the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 2003 (the “2003 Order”). The 2003 Order requires certain passengers to hold a transit visa to pass through the United Kingdom without entering whilst transiting to another country or territory.

Article 2 of this Order requires nationals and citizens of Yemen to hold a transit visa.