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Don't get people's hopes up like that. It will make no difference as there has long been a specific definition of "United Kingdom national" for EU purposes:calai wrote: Reform Treaty, Article 17:
Citizenship of the Union is hereby established. Every person holding the nationality of a Member State shall be a citizen of the Union. Citizenship of the Union shall complement and not replace national citizenship.
(There are some countries/territories not included in Lisbon Treaty but Hong Kong is not an exception)
May I ask when is the document published?JAJ wrote:Don't get people's hopes up like that. It will make no difference as there has long been a specific definition of "United Kingdom national" for EU purposes:calai wrote: Reform Treaty, Article 17:
Citizenship of the Union is hereby established. Every person holding the nationality of a Member State shall be a citizen of the Union. Citizenship of the Union shall complement and not replace national citizenship.
(There are some countries/territories not included in Lisbon Treaty but Hong Kong is not an exception)
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/siteco ... iew=Binary
There is a huge difference between visa free travel for BNO and conferring on them a right of abode in the U.K.calai wrote: BNO has been forgotten by lots of people for the last 10 years but it came to a sudden change last year, when UK suddenly wrote to the EU suggesting visa-free travel for EU. We are talking about what has been happening for the last 2 years and any decision before that may not be useful for decision making.
Under what category and what form did you use to apply for ILR? From what you said, it appears you were applying as dependents of your father?mushroomed wrote:I get your point Jaj..
Calai has been really helpful, but honestly I don't want a British Passport. Indefinite Visa would be fine for me.
I don't want to be naturalised.
Like my Dad, Mom and Sis and many other Gurkha children like me , I just want to obtain the Indefinite Visa.
Am I asking for sth outside my rights???
Is there a simple explanation why my ILR Visa has been rejected??
mushroomed wrote:I get your point Jaj..
Calai has been really helpful, but honestly I don't want a British Passport. Indefinite Visa would be fine for me.
I don't want to be naturalised.
Like my Dad, Mom and Sis and many other Gurkha children like me , I just want to obtain the Indefinite Visa.
Am I asking for sth outside my rights???
Is there a simple explanation why my ILR Visa has been rejected??
I know quite a few people who register as British citizen simply because they are BNO and do not qualify for Chinese citizenship under Chinese nationality law even theydid not meet ILR requirement. This is not a matter of requirement of residence in the UK. He is not subject to the declaration mentioned in Lord Goldsmith's citizenship review as he is not Chinese.sakura wrote:britishhk, how does he qualify for British citizenship?
Not necessarily true for a BNO. Such a person must be resident in Hong Kong and also resident there on 4 February 1997 (normally).calai wrote:His appliction of ILR is a bit complicated...but he should be entitled to Register as a British citizen assuming he does not have any other nationalities.
Only if permanently settled under the immigration rules.http://www.publications.parliament.uk/p ... 0001.htm#c...
Lord Avebury asked Her Majesty's Government:
27 Mar 2008 : Column WA106
''All of these nationals have an entitlement to registration based on a period of five years’ residence in the United Kingdom.
On what basis do you make the claim that he will automatically get ILR?calai wrote:For his case, it's just a matter of time that he can get ILR or BC (if he wants)
If a child of a BNO has no other nationality at birth, child is automatically a British Overseas citizen and can be registered immediately as a British citizen.However, if he has children with a Nepalese woman one day, the children will be stateless as he does not want a BC for himself and Nepalese children can't 'inherit' a passport from their mother. His children would not be eligible for anything in this case.
mushroomed wrote:
I've heard that Home Office sometimes misplaces/ loses information. I hope they have not done this to me???
your help will be kindly appreciated.
cheers