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from Mauritius, on the other hand, although originally CUKCS

through their birth in the colony of Mauritius, would have

exchanged that status for Citizenship of Mauritius at independence.

today.

13.

They are probably solely citizens of Mauritius

We understand that Mauritius does not object to its

citizens holding the passports of other countries. The Ilois

could therefore travel on either Mauritian or British passports.

-It is unlikely that any Ilois had sufficiently close connection

with the United Kingdom to have become a British citizen under

the 1981 Nationality Act. Only British citizens have an

automatic right of abode in the United Kingdom and therefore few

if any Ilois are likely to qualify.

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