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Immigration and Nationality Directorate

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TheImmigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) was part of theHome Office, a department of theUnited Kingdom government. The department had its headquarters inCroydon,South London, where it occupied thirteen buildings. The IND was responsible for inward migration to theUnited Kingdom, asylum applications and the recognition ofrefugees,nationality andcitizenship and the removal and deportation of immigration offenders. The Immigration and Nationality Directorate was replaced by theBorder and Immigration Agency on 1 April 2007, which was in turn subsumed into theUK Border Agency on 1 April 2008 and replaced byUK Visas and Immigration in 2013.

Directorates

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The IND was split into directorates with responsibility for different areas of its work. Some of those directorates were:

TheNationality Directorate had its main offices inCroydon and was responsible for the consideration of applications forBritish nationality and for the issue of certificates of entitlement to theright of abode.
TheUK Immigration Service had its headquarters in Croydon and was responsible for controlling entry to the United Kingdom. It had two directorates:
- The Border Control Directorate controlled ports of entry.
- The Enforcement and Removals Directorate was responsible for the identification, monitoring, and removal or deportation of immigration offenders.
The Managed Migration Directorate, with offices in Croydon, Liverpool andSheffield, had responsibility for considering applications for permission to remain in the United Kingdom from those who had validleave to enter orremain and fromEuropean nationals and their families.
Work Permits UK, based inSheffield, dealt with the issuing ofwork permits.

Reorganisation

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On 19 July 2006, theHome Secretary,John Reid confirmed that the IND would be hived off as an executive agency after a major reorganisation of the Home Office.[1]. From April 2007 it became theBorder and Immigration Agency (BIA). On 1 April 2008, the Border and Immigration Agency was incorporated into the newUK Border Agency.