Dear Madam or Sir,

Please provide a document outlining the rationale why citizens of
Cyprus and Malta were exempted from the Worker Registration Scheme
(whereas citizens from the other eight member states joining the
European Union in 2004 were required to register). Thank you.

Sincerely,

Dr Kaihsu Tai

Dear Dr Tai,

Thank you for your request which falls to be dealt with under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000.

We will respond to your shortly.

UKBA Freedom of Information Team

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Dear Dr Kaihsu Tai,

Thank you for your enquiry of 17th March in which you have requested
information on the Worker Registration Scheme (WRS).

This falls to be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
and we will endeavour to respond within 20 working days.

Please note that you can contact the UK Border Agency directly to make a
request for information and can reach the Freedom of Information Team by
email on the following email address:
[email address].

Kind Regards

Freedom of Information Team
North East, Yorkshire and the Humber Region
UK Border Agency
PO Box 3468
Sheffield S3 8WA

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Dr Kaihsu Tai

Thank you for your request for information on why nationals of Malta and
Cyprus are not subject to the Worker Registration Scheme.

The reason for this is not to be found in UK legislation but in the terms
on which Malta and Cyprus acceded to the European Union. While the Treaty
on Accession provided for transitional measures on labour market access to
be applied by the existing Member States to nationals of the Central and
East European States joining the EU on 1 May 2004, the Treaty contained no
such provision in respect of Malta and Cyprus. Consequently there is no
legal basis on which the UK could subject nationals of Malta and Cyprus to
the Worker Registration Scheme even if it wished to.

Ragnar Clifford

Managed Migration Policy

UK Border Agency

4th Floor Vulcan House

Sheffield

S3 8WA

0114 207 2444

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Dear Ms/Mr Clifford,

Thank you for your response of 25 March.

You mentioned that legislation on the European Union level was
relied upon as the legal basis in this issue.
I would further appreciate if you could please provide the citation
of this legislation.

Again, many thanks.

Sincerely,

Kaihsu Tai

Dr Kaihsu

This link will take you to the Annexes to the Act of Accession:

http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives...
pects/negotiations/eu10_bulgaria_romania/treaty_2003/content/index_en.ht
m

Ragnar Clifford
Managed Migration Policy
UK Border Agency
4th Floor Vulcan House
Sheffield
S3 8WA

0114 207 2444

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Dear Mr Clifford,

Thank you for your response earlier today. I am pleased to confirm
that I have received all the information I requested.

Sincerely,

Kaihsu Tai