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YOUR TELNO 1051: BDTC PASSPORTS
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PQ BY ALISTAIR DARLING MP.
1.
FIRST QUESTION (NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR NATURALISATION AS
BDTC'S):
1989
1990
1991
1992
(TO 30 JUNE)
RECEIVED
3,098
12,543
7,588
1,293
GRANTED
1,098
1,699
11,463
5,673
REFUSED
73
95
399
310
2.
SECOND QUESTION (NUMBER OF HKBDTC'S BECOMING BN (0)S):
1989
1990
1991
1992
APPLICATIONS 53,222
80,213
101,534
(TO 30 JUNE) 67,947
GRANTED
49,519
78.265
107,423
64,080
2.
PLEASE NOTE THAT, IN ONE YEAR, THE NUMBER OF BDTC NATURALISATION APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND THE NUMBERS
APPROVED /REJECTED CANNOT DIRECTLY BE COMPARED. THIS IS BECAUSE THE PROCESSING TIME (NORMALLY ABOUT 18 MONTHS) CAN RESULT IN APPLICATIONS FROM ONE CALENDAR YEAR BEING FINALISED IN THE NEXT
YEAR OR EVEN THE YEAR AFTER THAT: E.G. AN APPLICATION IN EARLY 1989 MIGHT BE APPROVED IN 1990, AND ONE LATE 1989 MIGHT BE APPROVED IN 1991.
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