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Under section 6(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981, the non- British spouse of
spouse of a British citizen may be naturalised as a
British citizen if he or she has been resident in the United
Kingdom for 3 years up to the date of application. However, the
Secretary of State for the Home Office may waive the need to
fulfil this requirement if on the date of application the person
to whom the applicant is married is serving abroad in Crown
service or in service designated by the Secretary of State as
being closely identified with the overseas activities of Her Majesty's Government.
All eligible officials in the government of
dependent
territory, which includes those members of the Hong Kong Police
Force who are British citizens and whose recruitment took place
in the United Kingdom, are covered by the British Citizenship
(Designated Service) Order 1982 and will, therefore, benefit from the appropriate provisions in the 1981 Nationality Act.
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