Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 come into force

Implementation date: 30 December 2011

The Regulations extend the transitional period set out in the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/3317) until the end of December 2013. This extends the authorisation scheme that applies to nationals from Bulgaria and Romania, who are required to apply, before commencing work in the UK, for an accession worker authorisation document. The Regulations can be viewed on the UK legislation website.