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The Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) is part of the Home Office, a department of the United Kingdom government. The headquarters is in Croydon, South London where it occupies thirteen buildings. IND is responsible for inward migration to the United Kingdom, asylum applications and the recognition of refugees, nationality and citizenship and the removal and deportation of immigration offenders.
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Directorates
IND is split into directorates with responsibility for different areas of its work. Some of those directorates are:
Nationality Directorate has its main offices in Liverpool and is responsible for the consideration of applications for British nationality and for the issue of certificates of entitlement to the right of abode.
UK Immigration Service has its headquarters in Croydon and is responsible for controlling entry to the United Kingdom. It has two directorates:
The Border Control Directorate controls ports of entry.
The Enforcement and Removals Directorate is responsible for the identification, monitoring, and removal or deportation of immigration offenders.
Managed Migration Directorate, with offices in Croydon, Liverpool and Sheffield, has responsibility for considering applications for permission to remain in the United Kingdom from those who have valid leave to enter or remain and from European nationals and their families.
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Future Status of IND
On 19 July 2006, the Home Secretary, John Reid confirmed that the IND would be hived off as an executive agency after a major reshuffle of the Home Office.*
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