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SUBJECT: MR ONSLOW'S VISIT TO THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981
BACKGROUND BRIEF
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The present position
The basic concept of the new Nationality Act is
that British Citizenship (BC), which carries the right
of abode in the United Kingdom, is confined to persons
with a close UK connection. Similarly British Dependent
Territories Citizenship (BDTC) will be held by those with
similarly close ties with one or more dependencies.
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Consequently from 1 January 1983 some 1400 Falkland Island-
ers will automatically become BCs (as well as in most cases
BDTCS) by virtue of their connections by birth, descent,
naturalisation or registration with the UK. The remaining
400 Falkland Islanders who are subject to immigration
control lack these connections and will become BDTCs only.
However these 400 future BDTCs received a public assurance
from the Home Secretary on 8 April that they would have no
difficulty over admission to the UK whether or not thev
had the right of abode.
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