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Nor was the Duke of Wellington born in England.pieface wrote: I was told by a native born friend, that despite being British, I could never claim to be English, as I wasn't born here. Despite the majority of my ancestry being of English stock (albeit 3rd gen NZ'er). Now this seemed like nonsense to me. Especially after pointing out Prince Phillip wasn't born here.
Absolutely no "official" criteria. It would be the same if you had become an American citizen - would that automatically make you a New Yorker, Californian or Texan? Not unless you wanted to be.Eventually all involved agreed on these 'rules', but we wondered if there was any official criteria.
This can affect "born" British citizens who move from one part of the United Kingdom to another. And then there are British citizens by descent, those from the Crown Dependies or those from current or former British territories.tekaweni wrote:Interesting question, and although legally a naturalised Brit is a Brit by any and all measures, as you go smaller by locality you find perceptions are based on your upbringing and specifically whether or not you grew up there.
There is a difference between "many" and "most". The scale of immigration required to bring about your envisaged scenario would not be tolerated by a government of any political persuasion.In fact I reckon in 20 years or so most citizens will be 1st or 2nd generation immies.
There are no proposals to change these in principle, although detailed rules may change (eg age for spouse visa to 21).jes2jes wrote:I wonder what would happen to the '80 Routes' of coming to the UK which I cannot work out in my mind yet.
Does someone know what would happen to all these 'routes'? Example, ancestry, spousal, refugees, minors, dependents, etc.