PSO 4630 - Inside Time

PSO 4630 Page 426. Netherlands7. Denmark8. Ireland9. UK10. Greece11. Portugal12. Spain13. Austria14. Finland15. Sweden16. Cyprus17. Czech Republic18. Estonia19. Hungary20. Latvia21. Lithuania22. Malta23. Poland24. Slovakia25. Slovenia26. Bulgaria27. RomaniaNationals of Switzerland are now considered as EEA nationals under the Immigration (EEA)Regulations 2006 and should be treated as such for the purposes of this PSO.Further enlargement of the EEA is likely. The above list includes Bulgaria and Romania who joinedon 1 January 2007. Turkey, Croatia and Macedonia are currently candidate countries for EUAccession.Immigration Surgeries in PrisonsWhere Governors hold a number of immigration cases and/or detainees, it is good practice toapproach the Criminal Casework Directorate in Croydon to arrange Immigration Officers to visit theestablishment to hold surgeries. Immigration Officers are able to give short presentations to smallgroups of staff and prisoners to explain how the immigration system operates in general terms aswell as to take questions either in a group or on a one-to-one basis. This can facilitate detaineesboth receiving and passing on information about their case to the Border and Immigration Agency.Issue No 287 Issue date 11/01/08