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Actress Emma Watson attends the premiere of "Boulevard" during the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC on April 20, 2014 in New York City.Steve Mack--FilmMagic by [Megan Gibson](https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Jun 30, 2014 12:30 PM UTC In news that’s less _Harry Potter_ and more _Bling Ring_, British immigration officials are [investigating](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/emma-watson-faces-immigration-probe-over-claims-housekeeper-worked-in-uk-illegally-9572676.html) Emma Watson over claims that her American housekeeper might have worked for the actress illegally in the U.K. The _Harry Potter_ actress allegedly had her U.S. housekeeper accompany her to London on a tourist visa even though the employee continued to work for Watson while in the U.K, the _Independent_ reports. While on tourist visas, visitors to the U.K. are forbidden from working. A spokesperson for Watson didn’t comment to the _Independent_. The housekeeper, who was thought to have been hired by Watson in New York in early 2013, was reportedly stopped by British immigration officials. Authorities were said to be investigating a complaint that the housekeeper was paid to continue working for Watson in her London home for three months. If the investigation finds Watson did employ the American at her London home without the proper work permits, the actress could face up to £10,000 ($17,000) in fines. \[[_The Indpendent_](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/emma-watson-faces-immigration-probe-over-claims-housekeeper-worked-in-uk-illegally-9572676.html)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2940320/emma-watson-harry-potter-immigration/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2940320/emma-watson-harry-potter-immigration/"},"headline":"Hermione in Trouble Over a Housekeeper","datePublished":"2014-06-30T12:30:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:53:35.682Z","description":"Hermione in trouble over a housekeeper","url":"https://time.com/2940320/emma-watson-harry-potter-immigration/","keywords":["celebrities","Immigration","Investigation","celebrity","Emma Watson"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4324928354013c24/698699d955a859e6b5a819cc/485846731.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4324928354013c24/698699d955a859e6b5a819cc/485846731.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2014 Tribeca Film Festival - \"Boulevard\"","caption":"2014 Tribeca Film Festival - \"Boulevard\"","creditText":"Steve Mack--FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2940320/emma-watson-harry-potter-immigration/","name":"Hermione in Trouble Over a Housekeeper"}}]}] ```