医生和牙医

POSTGRADUATE DOCTORS AND DENTISTS

Requirements for leave to enter as a postgraduate doctor or dentist

70. The requirements for leave to enter the United Kingdom for the purpose of training as a postgraduate doctor or dentist are that the applicant:

(i) (a) is a graduate from a medical school, who is eligible for provisional or limited registration with the General Medical Council, and who

(1) intends to undertake Pre Registration House Officer employment for up to 12 months, and

(2) has not spent more than 12 months in aggregate in Pre Registration House Officer employment; or

(b) is a doctor or dentist eligible for full or limited registration with the General Medical Council or the General Dental Council, who intends to undertake postgraduate training in a hospital or the Community Health Services or both;

(ii) intends to leave the United Kingdom on completion of his training period; and

(iii) is able to maintain and accommodate himself and any dependants without recourse to public funds.

Leave to enter as a Postgraduate doctor or dentist

71. A person seeking leave to enter the United Kingdom to undertake

(a) Pre Registration House Officer employment may be admitted for a period not exceeding 12 months; and

(b) postgraduate training as a doctor or dentist in a hospital or the Community Health services, or both, may be admitted for a period not exceeding three years,

if the Immigration Officer is satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraph 70 is met.

Refusal of leave to enter as a postgraduate doctor or dentist

72. Leave to enter as a postgraduate doctor or dentist is to be refused if the Immigration Officer is not satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraph 70 is met.

Requirements for extension of stay as a postgraduate doctor or dentist

73. The requirements for an extension of stay as a postgraduate doctor or dentist are that the applicant:

(i)(a) is a graduate from a medical school who is eligible for provisional or limited registration with the General Medical Council, and who

(1) intends to undertake Pre-Registration House Officer employment for up to 12 months, and

(2) would not, as a result of an extension of stay, spend more than 12 months in aggregate in Pre-Registration House Officer employment; or

(b) is a doctor or dentist, who can provide evidence of limited or full registration with the General Medical Council or registration with the General Dental Council and who

(1) intends to undertake or continue postgraduate training in a hospital or the Community Health Services or both, and

(2) can show evidence of satisfactory progress in his postgraduate training including the passing of any relevant examinations; and

(ii) intends to leave the United Kingdom on completion of his training period; and

(iii) is able to maintain and accommodate himself or any dependants without recourse to public funds.

Extension of stay as a postgraduate doctor or dentist

74. An extension of stay may be granted

(a) as a Pre-Registration House Officer for a period not exceeding 12 months; and

(b) as a doctor or dentist undertaking postgraduate training in a hospital or the Community Health Service or both for a period not exceeding three years.

if the Secretary of State is satisfied that

(i) each of the requirements of paragraph 73 is met; and

(ii) no more than four years in aggregate will be spent in Senior House Officer (basic specialist training) or equivalent posts.

Refusal of extension of stay as a postgraduate doctor or dentist

75. An extension of stay as a postgraduate doctor or dentist is to be refused if the Secretary of State is not satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraph 73 is met.