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I am informed that a new "Act of Parliament" has a section entitled... Obligation to record information against an overseas visitor’s consistent ide
Owing to circumstantial practicalities I will be taking a commercial flight to the USA sometime next month. Accordingly, I will transit at the main border contr
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