其次要了解的,就是申請人的犯罪次數,單次或多次犯案,對申請也會有所影響。可能大家會問,何謂多次犯案呢?根據移民局的指引,persistent offender 的定義,是在一段時間內多次有規律地犯罪(shows a pattern of offending over a period of time)。舉例說,如果一個申請人在十年內,共犯了三項輕微的罪行,有機會不會被視為多次犯案者。相反,如果一個申請人在六個月內,連續犯案四次,那麼被視為多次犯案者的機會就很大了。
Immigration Rules 9.4.1 An application for entry clearance, permission to enter or permission to stay must be refused where the applicant:
(a) has been convicted of a criminal offence in the UK or overseas for which they have received a custodial sentence of 12 months or more; or (b) is a persistent offender who shows a particular disregard for the law; or (c) has committed a criminal offence, or offences, which caused serious harm.
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