Section 12Part 3 — Assistance to and Protection of Victims
Immigration regime for victims
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Where the victim is a person who does not have the right to remain or reside in the Islands, an immigration officer shall, subject to the provisions of this section, grant the victim the appropriate visas or other required authorization to allow him to remain in the Islands for the duration of time necessary for the officer to carry out, where feasible, the —
process of identifying the victim or verifying his identity and nationality;
activities necessary to find accommodation for and other assistance to the victim;
criminal prosecution against the persons who have committed or facilitated the commission of the offence of trafficking in persons; or
investigations necessary to prosecute the offence of trafficking in persons or facilitating the offence and other legal and administrative activities.
The Cabinet may, where it considers it appropriate in the circumstances to do so, cancel at any time the visas or other documents which permit the victim to remain in the Islands.