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Action Takery
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011141 MDHOAN 0213
EC SETTLEMENT APPLICATIONS FOR SPOUSES OF BRITISH CITIZENS
1.
PAUL CHANNON MP ALONG WITH JULIAN WALSH OF CONCERNED BRITISH EXPATRIATES IN HONG KONG IS CALLING ON THE HOME SECRETARY ON 12 JUNE TO LOBBY ON BEHALF OF NON BRITISH SPOUSES. ONE POINT WHICH THEY MAY RAISE IS THE FACT THAT SOME SETTLEMENT APPLICATIONS ARE REFUSED. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IN 1989 OUT OF A TOTAL OF 326 SETTLEMENT APPLICATIONS FROM SPOUSES OF BRITISH CITIZENS IN HONG KONG, SIX WERE REFUSED. IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF YOU COULD CONFIRM THE ABOVE STATISTICS AND ALSO LET US
HAVE:
(I)
(II)
THIS
A SUMMARY OF THE REASONS FOR THE SIX REFUSALS
THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME THAT AN APPLICATION TAKES IN
CATEGORY.
THIS INFORMATION IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE IN THE HOME OFFICE
A REPLY DESKBY 1109OOZ TO MEET OUR BRIEFING DEADLINE WOULD
BE APPRECIATED.
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