Seems like she and HKS would both have to get a work permit or something? Didn't ANS and HKS or the Bahamas refuse to let someone do the DNA test a while back because they didn't have the correct permits?
Seems like she and HKS would both have to get a work permit or something?
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I believe that Anna had a 'no-work' visa - but I'm not even sure if HKS held any type of visa - i'll try and check for you but getting accurate information out of the bahamas is like pulling teeth on a bear.
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Didn't ANS and HKS or the Bahamas refuse to let someone do the DNA test a while back because they didn't have the correct permits?
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Birkhead's attorneys had a California court order with a Jan 23rd, 2007 deadline, ordering the DNA test of Danilynn; the court also ordered a drug test of both Anna and Danilynn. After a few back-and-forth emails between Anna and Birkhead, they arranged a date and Anna agreed to appear at a Bahamian location between 3:00pm and 6:00pm on Jan 23rd, 2007 to submit herself and the Baby to said court-ordered test.
"...In a sealed lawsuit filed in Los Angeles, Birkhead`s reps say they`re asking for drug testing on both mother and child. Birkhead also wants a paternity test..."
Ron Rale/Stern went into 'stall-mode' and questioned the legality of the test, saying Bahamian authorities needed to grant work permits before an American doctor could conduct the test.
Doctors were dispatched to the Bahamas to effect the court order but were refused entry into the Bahamas because they did not have work permits, so they couldn't perform the test, and of course, Anna was a no-show at the arranged location. Opri/Birkhead were already aware that Anna would probably be a no-show, because Anna fired off a last-minute email to Birkhead telling him to "f** off".
In the meantime, Stern was high-tailing it back to California on the Jan 23rd, where he appeared in a Calif Superior Court and argued that the test couldn't happen because the doctors didn't have work permits. So the judge delayed the court-ordered deadline of Jan 23rd, until the work permits could be obtained. When the doctors applied for those work permits they were refused.
And guess who controls work permits??? the Immigration Office...
and who was in charge of the Immigration Office? well, Shane Gibson of course
(he didn't resign until Feb 19th after photos of him and Anna were published in Bahamian papers on the 12th)
(IMO, it would have been so simple if not only Stern, but Anna and Baby , had shown up at that Los Angeles court to begin with, and said, ok, here we are, swab away....And the test could also have been accomplished mid-Jan when Anna attended that boxing match in Florida.)
Opri stated at the time, "...Anna needs to deal with the fact that the world does not circle around her. She has to obey court orders. She has to appear when she is ordered to. And she can hire attorneys until the day she dies. She has to follow the law. And I advise her to do so."
Bahamas Work Permits
Foreigners wanting to work or trade in the islands must obtain a work permit from the Immigration Department. In the case of an employee, the employer makes the application and must show that there is no suitable Bahamian candidate for the position. This includes advertising in newspapers; employers are also expected to have training programmes for Bahamians in the skills they are likely to need.
Work permits are usually issued for one year, renewable, although for senior executives it can be three years.
Normally an application will not be processed if the prospective employee is already in The Bahamas, having entered as a visitor.
Work permit fees range from $350 to $10,000 per year depending on the category.
Where work permits have been granted, each employer will be required to identify a suitable Bahamian to understudy the expatriate so that the Bahamian trainee will fill the expatriate’s position within a reasonable time frame.
Each permit issued by the Immigration Board relates to a specific post. Permits are not altered by the director of immigration to reflect change of employment or residence. However, a person holding a work permit may make application for a new one (his new employer having been unsuccessful in recruiting a qualified Bahamian to fill the post) without having to leave the islands.
The renewal of a permit on expiration is not automatic. Generally, no expatriate may be continually employed in the country in any capacity for more than five years. However, there are likely to be cases where hardship will be caused by rigid implementation of this policy; according to government, this factor will be kept in mind in applying the regulations