Foreign visitors could land their relatives in jail if they over-stay their visas, under plans unveiled by the Conservatives

Date: 2007-12-29

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The requirement for a visitor to have a sponsor before being allowed into Britain is among proposals that follow an 18-month consultation with Britain's minority communities in attempts to make the immigration system "fairer and more effective".

The sponsor - a friend or member of the family already resident in the UK - would be liable to prosecution if the visitor did not return home at the end of their stay.

The proposals also include the setting up of a border police force that would take over responsibility for tracking down employers who hired illegal workers.

The Tories also want money spent on translation services to be re-directed to English teaching for foreigners and the age at which foreign brides can move to Britain raised to 21 to deter forced marriages.

By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2007/12/28/ntory128.xml

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