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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.

3. The expression "United Kingdom national for European Community purposes" is not defined in current nationality law it covers persons who:-

a.

have a national status as at 2b., c., d. or e. above, and who have

the right of abode in the United Kingdom and are therefore exempt from United Kingdom immigration control;

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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