Interesting story in Mail- British by decent facing deportation
 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...orn-India.html

I have no idea about the ins and outs of British by descent , so I was surprised by this story. Is it because of his age?

Re: Interesting story in Mail- British by decent facing deportation
 

I understood that it was because he took Australian citizenship, and this would nullify his British subject status. Of course, facts and clarity are not a DM forté.

Re: Interesting story in Mail- British by decent facing deportation
 

its been widely reported in other outlets as well, such as the telegraph and the BBC.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...m-Britain.html

So did the rules about British Citizenship change during that time? or is peculiar to children of military personnel born in India? I vaguely remember a story of British entertainer having a similar problem - Spike Milligan I I think.

Re: Interesting story in Mail- British by decent facing deportation
 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/se...s-explusion-uk

John Tulloch lost his British nationality under a clause governing people born in pre-independence India...Tulloch's status as someone born to British parents in the former colony led to him losing his nationality when he took out Australian citizenship.

It does say that he can submit "an application to extend his stay in the UK in an appropriate category."

Re: Interesting story in Mail- British by decent facing deportation
 

Sorely lacking references, but it's covered here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British...sh_nationality

Re: Interesting story in Mail- British by decent facing deportation
 

In general, it could affect anyone born in India before 1949 to a British father who was also born in British India. Noteworthy is that British India was a Dominion rather than a colony/protectorate.

Similar situation - except that in that case, father was born in the Republic of Ireland. Since Mr Milligan automatically got Irish citizenship, he didn't automatically get U.K. & Colonies citizenship. He could have applied for it but chose not to.

Re: Interesting story in Mail- British by decent facing deportation
 

The real problem is that people are confusing 'nationality' with 'citizenship', many people from the time of the British rule in India, and other colonies, had the 'right of abode' in the UK so long as they didn't take another citizenship. taking one automatically nullified the 'nationality' clause, and he lost his 'automatic right of abode' in the UK, he can still apply for a 'right of abode'. The Mail has it wrong. again, he was never a British Citizen, he is Indian of Indian descent, so doesn't qualify for citizenship 'by descent'. It's not a new law, in fact it has always been there. The 'right of abode' was a major source of discontent when thousands of Ugandan Asians fled from Idi Amin, they also had the 'right of abode' left over from the Empire.

Re: Interesting story in Mail- British by decent facing deportation
 

Not true. Everyone from the Commonwealth could immigrate to the U.K. before July 1962. Then it stopped. Having dual citizenship had nothing to do with it.


I think you will find that he did not acquire Indian citizenship when that status was introduced on 26 January 1950.

Ugandan Asians did not have right of abode automatically but were admitted to the United Kingdom as they were British nationals who had no other country to go to.

Re: Interesting story in Mail- British by decent facing deportation
 

The bloke is a professor, so he is smarter than me, but I get it, although I did not know it before reading this.

Re: Interesting story in Mail- British by decent facing deportation
 

Does common sense have a part to play anywhere in all this?

Re: Interesting story in Mail- British by decent facing deportation
 

What I don't get is, he's been living in UK and married to a UKC for many years, once he knew this why didn't he just apply for citizenship and get it over with and get a UK passport again?

Re: Interesting story in Mail- British by decent facing deportation
 

I was born in Malta
My parents are English
I now live in Italy.

There is no hope for me....:p