§ Keith VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the procedure will be for a citizen coming from one of the accession countries to work in the UK on 1 May; and when and how he or she would register with the workers' registration scheme. [157349]
§ Beverley HughesNationals of the new accession countries will need to apply to register with the Home Office as soon as they find and start a job. Applications will be made by post and they will be accepted from 1 May 2004 onwards. Those applying will need to provide information about what job they are doing, for whom, at what wage and where in the country it is.
§ Keith VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when and how citizens of EU accession countries currently resident in the UK should register on the workers' registration scheme. [157350]
§ Beverley HughesThe workers registration scheme will be effective from 1 May 2004. Nationals of A-8 countries who are already working legally in the UK will not be required to register with the scheme.