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(f) British Protected Persons

British Protected Persons are not British subjects/ Commonwealth citizens; nor are they aliens.

Most

of them are connected by birth or descent with the one remaining British protectorate (the Solomon Islands) or are nationals of Brunei. Some are persons who were connected with former protectorates

or former trust territories but have not become

citizens of those countries.

(g) Aliens

An alien is a person who is not:

(i) a British subject/Commonwealth citizen; (ii) a British Protected Person; or

(iii) a citizen of the Republic of Ireland.

The term 'foreigner' has no meaning in British nationality law, though nowadays it is generally preferred to the term 'alien'. Other expressions such as 'British citizen', 'British national'

'United Kingdom citizen', and 'citizen of the United Kingdom', although commonly used, have no

meaning in current nationality law.

The expression 'United Kingdom nationals for European Community purposes' is not defined in current nationality law includes persons who:

(a) have a national status at 2(b), (c), (d) or (e)

above and have the right of abode in the United Kingdom and are therefore exempt from United

Kingdom immigration control;

(b) are citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies by

birth or by registration or naturalisation in

Gibraltar, or whose fathers were so born, registered or naturalised.

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