United Kingdom: Information on whether an individual claiming refugee status in Canada who is married to a British citizen temporarily residing in Canada, would have a right to apply for UK citizenship and on the procedures and restrictions that this person would need to observe in order to obtain British citizenship
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GBR24009.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, United Kingdom: Information on whether an individual claiming refugee status in Canada who is married to a British citizen temporarily residing in Canada, would have a right to apply for UK citizenship and on the procedures and restrictions that this person would need to observe in order to obtain British citizenship, 1 May 1996, GBR24009.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac371c.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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Please find attached a 28 May 1996 facsimile received from the High Commission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland responding to the above-mentioned issues.
Please consult the attached excerpt from Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook for information on immigration rules for spouses and fiancé(e)s. Please also consult the attached excerpt from Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (2 August 1993) which provides information on changes made in July 1993 to sections dealing with spouses and fiancé(e)s in the Immigration Act 1971.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachments
High Commission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ottawa. 28 May 1996. Fax received by the DIRB.
Immigration Service Training Unit, Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 2 August 1993. Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, np.
Sue Shutter. 1995. Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook. London: Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI), pp. 6-37.
