{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-leave-to-enter-and-remain-order-2000/article-8B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-leave-to-enter-and-remain-order-2000/article-8B.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2000/1161",
  "legislation_title": "The Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-leave-to-enter-and-remain-order-2000",
  "path": "article/8B",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8B",
  "heading": "Further provision as to automatic grant of leave",
  "text": "(1) A person to whom this article applies may obtain leave to enter the United Kingdom by passing through an automated gate.\n(1A) The Schedule to this Order has effect.\n(2) This article applies to a person who–\n(a) is a national of a country listed in the Schedule;\n(b) is travelling on a passport issued by one of the countries listed in the Schedule;\n(c) is aged 8 or above; and\n(d) is seeking to enter the United Kingdom as a visitor (standard) under Appendix V to the immigration rules or as an S2 Healthcare Visitor under Appendix S2 Healthcare Visitor of the immigration rules.\n(2A) This article also applies to a person who—\n(a) is a national of Ireland;\n(b) is travelling on a passport issued by Ireland;\n(c) is aged 12 or above; and\n(d) is seeking to enter the United Kingdom as an S2 Healthcare Visitor under Appendix S2 Healthcare Visitor of the immigration rules.\n(3) Leave under paragraph (1) is given for a period of six months.\n(4) Such leave is subject to conditions prohibiting employment and recourse to public funds (within the meaning of the immigration rules).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 8B inserted (11.3.2019) by The Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/298), arts. 1, 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 8B(1A) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1353), art. 2(5)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 8B(2)(a) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1353), art. 2(5)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 8B(2)(b) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1353), art. 2(5)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in art. 8B(2)(c) substituted (6.7.2026) by The Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/677), arts. 1(2), 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in art. 8B(2)(d) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1353), art. 2(5)(b)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Art. 8B(2A) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1353), art. 2(5)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1161/article/8B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:45.310525+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}