In news that’s less Harry Potter and more Bling Ring, British immigration officials are investigating 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. 
 
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 Immigration officials are probing claims that Emma Watson’s US ­housekeeper worked for her illegally in the UK. 
 
 The woman was allegedly employed at the Harry Potter star’s £2million London home while she had only a tourist visa, which bar foreigners from working here. 
 
 A source claimed the American maid was stopped by UK immigration staff who questioned how she could fund her stay here. 
 
 Home Office chiefs can impose civil penalties of up to £10,000 per worker on bosses who breach ­immigration rules. 
 
 The maid first started working for 24-year-old Emma in her New York apartment at the ­beginning of last year. 
 
 But Border Agency staff launched a probe after receiving a complaint that she ­subsequently ­travelled to London off and on and was paid to help the actress at her Islington home. 
 
 It is alleged the housekeeper spent a total of three months in Britain between September last year until early February this year. 
 
 The source claimed it was on one such trip to London that immigration staff quizzed her about her ability to pay for her stay. 
 
 The Home Office said it cannot comment on individual cases. 
 
 But a source at the department said: “An ­allegation has been received and processed and has been allocated for further action.” 
 
 It is ­understood the maid’s employment in the UK came to an end at the beginning of February and she has since returned to the United States. 
 
 Prosecution or civil penalties can be avoided provided the employer produces copies of documents to prove they did everything possible to ascertain the immigration status of any worker. 
 
 Neither Emma’s spokesman nor her lawyer responded to the Mirror’s repeated requests for comment. 
 
 In February, Immigration Minister Mark Harper quit after it emerged his cleaner was in the country illegally. 
 
 He is not the only political figure to fall foul of the visa process. 
 
 Former Attorney General Baroness Scotland was fined £5,000 in 2009 for employing a foreign housekeeper illegally. 
 
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 Emma, who is dating rising rugby star Matthew Janney, recently ­graduated from Brown University in Rhode Island, USA, where she picked up her English ­literature degree alongside 2,000 other students. 
 
 She has since flown to Canada, where she was pictured working on the movie ­Regression with Ethan Hawke. 
 
 The actress, who has played Hermione Granger in all the Potter films from the age of nine and is worth £30million, has been invited by David Cameron to a “Cool Britannia” Downing Street party on June 30, according to reports. 
 
 Others showbiz stars said to have been asked to the “Best of Britain’s ­creative industries’” ­reception at No 10 with the PM include ­Benedict ­Cumberbatch and Daniel Craig. ||||| Immigration officials are investigating claims that Emma Watson’s American housekeeper could have worked for her illegally in the UK. 
 
 Reports suggest that the maid might have worked for the actress at her £2million London home while she held a tourist visa. Tourist visas bar foreign citizens from working in the UK. 
 
 The housekeeper, who is thought to have started working for Watson at her New York apartment at the start of 2013, was reportedly stopped by UK immigration staff, who questioned how she intended to fund her stay in Britain. 
 
 Border Agency officials started the probe after they received a complaint that she was paid to aid the actress at her home in Islington and subsequently travelled to London on and off. 
 
 A source at the Home Office told The Independent that they "wouldn't routinely comment on individual cases". 
 
 It is alleged that the housekeeper spent three months in Britain between September 2013 and February 2014. Her employment at Watson’s home is understood to have come to an end at the beginning of February. 
 
 Civil penalties of up to £10,000 per worker can be imposed by Home Office chiefs on bosses who are found to have breached immigration guidelines. 
 
 The Harry Potter star had been living in the United States as she studied for her degree in English Literature at Brown University in Rhode Island. 
 
 Have recently obtained the qualification, she is now thought to be based in London, and is set to attend the Prime Minister David Cameron’s ‘Cool Britannia’ party at Downing Street this evening. 
 
 Mark Harper, Cameron’s former immigration minister, resigned earlier this year after it surfaced that his Colombian cleaner did not have permission to work in the UK. 
 
 A spokesperson for Emma Watson is yet to respond to The Independent’s request for comment.
– Here's something you probably never expected to read about Emma Watson: She could be in trouble with British immigration officials. Watson allegedly brought her American housekeeper with her to the UK on a tourist visa ... while the housekeeper continue to work for her, Time reports, citing the Independent. The problem? Visitors to the UK can't work while on a tourist visa, and the housekeeper was reportedly stopped by immigration officials, who are now investigating. The housekeeper, who first started working for Watson in New York last year, allegedly spent three months in London with Watson between September and February, the Mirror reports. She was reportedly stopped because immigration officials received a complaint; they then questioned her about how she could afford her stay in London. Watson could face fines as high as $17,000.