TNAG-1194-FCO40-1496-UK-immigration-rules-affecting-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 2

Currently a man does not have the right of admission to the U.K, as a husband or fiancé unless his wife or fiancée is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies (CUKC) who was born in the U.K. or one of whose parents was born there. It is proposed to relax this rule to allow a husband or fiancé to join a woman who is a BC by whatever means. Thus the husband or fiancé of a Hong Kong woman who has acquired CUKC/BC by residence or naturalization in the U.K. will, in future, have the right of admission to the U.K. providing, as at present,

the marriage is not primarily to secure admission to the U.K.; and

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(a)

(b)

the parties intend to live together permanently as man and wife; and

(e)

the parties to the marriage have met.

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Businessmen, self-employed people and people of independent means

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The lower limit of the sum of money, set in 1980; enabling an individual to qualify for settlement in these categories is to be raised from £100,000 capital to £150,000 capital. The alternative qualification for people of indepen- dent means of £10,000 per annum disposable in the U.K. is to be increased to 15,000 per annum. A connection with the U.K. 9 which is an important existing requirement, will still have to be shown. The effect of this change on Hong Kong people cannot be assessed. However, all ten persons from Hong Kong who have applied for admission under this rule so far in 1982 have assets in excess of £150,000.

Nationals of European Community (EC) countries

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The proposed changes spell out more clearly the existing rights of EC nationals under the Treaty of Rome and discontinue the requirement for EC nationals to register with the Police in certain circumstances." CUKCs/British Dependent Territories citizens from Hong Kong will, as now, not be required to register with the Police.

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Re-admission to the U.K. of Commonwealth citizens and aliens who are resident in the U.K.

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Under the present rules a returning resident of the U.K. may be readmitted, subject to his not having been away from the U.K. for more than two years and satisfying the authorities that at the time of his departure from the U.K.

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