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IMMIGRATION RULES

1.

THE HOME SECRETARY INTENDS TO PUBLISH, DURING THE WEEK

BEGINNING 25 OCTOBER (PROBABLY ON 26 OCTOBER) A WHITE PAPER

OUTLINING PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE IMMIGRATION RULES. WHEN THESE

PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN DEBATED, A STATEMENT OF REVISED RULES WILL BE LAID TO COME INTO EFFECT ON 1 JANUARY 1983. THE CHANQES WILL BE LIMITED IN SCOPE AND ARE, IN THE MAIN, REQUIRED TO SECURE CONSISTENCY WITH THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT (1981) WHICH WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON THE SAME DATE.

2.

THE PRINCIPAL CHANGES PROPOSED WILL BE:

(A) CHILDREN BORN IN THE UK

CHILDREN BORN IN THE UK ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 1983, NEITHER OF WHOSE PARENTS IS AT THE TIME A BRITISH

CITIZEN OR SETTLED IN THE UK, WILL NOT THEMSELVES BE BRITISH CITIZENS. SUCH CHILDREN WOULD NOT REQUIRE

PERMISSION TO REMAIN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BUT COULD ON

APPLICATION BE GRANTED IT, AND WOULD REQUIRE PERMISSION

TO RE-ENTER AFTER TRAVELLING ABROAD. THE CHANGE IN THE

RULES WILL ALLOW SUCH CHILDREN TO BE GIVEN LEAVE TO

ENTER OR REMAIN IN THIS COUNTRY ON THE SAME TERMS AS

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