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-=====Post-1962 Immigration Records=====
-Some case files of the '''Immigration Appellate Authorities''' are held at Kew in Lord Chancellor's Department record series LCO 42 (1971-97). There are 875 files, most of them subject to closure periods ranging from 30 to as much as 75 years. Many of the files contain photographs. A '''Commonwealth citizen''' who wanted to work and settle in the United Kingdom had to obtain a '''Ministry of Labour Voucher.''' '''Applications for Employment Vouchers''' are in record series LAB 42. The series consists of vouchers that were not used, canceled or rejected, and the reasons given for the ruling under the Commonwealth Immigrants Acts of 1962 and 1968. The applications sometimes used the original voucher and are an excellent source for family historians. Normally they contain:
-*Original letters from the applicant to the Ministry of Labour
-*Correspondence from the Department of Employment to the applicant
-*Original application forms, '''which contain name of the applicant, date of birth, occupation, number of passport, special qualifications, and details about previous service in the armed forces'''
-*Photographs of the applicant
 ==Finding the Town of Origin in Pakistan==
 If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Pakistan, see [[Pakistan Finding Town of Origin|'''Pakistan Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies.