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Exemption from immigration control and diplomatic status are not the same thing. And while from 1.1.83 visiting forces are specifically excluded from the definition of "settled" for nationality purposes, this legislation does not apply to those born before 1983.Kayalami wrote:To add to Pauls comment on embassy staff having diplomatic status I believe the same applies to those exempt from immigration control under Visiting Forces status to include NATO personel.
The document in the Nationality Instructions on diplomats makes no mention that visiting forces children pre-1983 should not be British citizens.ppron747 wrote:I sincerely hope that this proves to be academic, because although I am aware that proviso (a) to section 4 of the British Nationality Act 1948 was amended by the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964 - and that Orders in Council may also have been made under a couple of other Acts, bringing certain categories of people within the ambit of proviso (a) - I have no intention of doing the research necessary to establish who is right on the principle!