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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provisions are in place for British dual nationals to demonstrate their right of abode under the Immigration Act 1971 in urgent or compassionate circumstances where they do not hold a valid UK passport or certificate of entitlement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provisions are in place for British dual nationals to demonstrate their right of abode under the Immigration Act 1971 in urgent or compassionate circumstances where they do not hold a valid UK passport or certificate of entitlement.
We recognise that the enforcement of ETAs by carriers is a significant change, and so we have taken steps including the provision of additional temporary guidance on possible alternative documentation, and have put in place around the clock support for carriers to respond to these changes. The Member may wish to refer to the Written Ministerial Statement issued on 25 February for further detail. Individuals who have previously had a British passport can apply for an emergency travel document if they urgently need to enter the UK. That notwithstanding, to minimise the risk of disruption, we would always encourage British nationals to travel on a valid British passport where able.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that British citizens exercising their right of abode are not prevented from returning to the UK due to carrier enforcement of pre-departure checks.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that British citizens exercising their right of abode are not prevented from returning to the UK due to carrier enforcement of pre-departure checks.
We recognise that the enforcement of ETAs by carriers is a significant change, and so we have taken steps including the provision of additional temporary guidance on possible alternative documentation, and have put in place around the clock support for carriers to respond to these changes. The Member may wish to refer to the Written Ministerial Statement issued on 25 February for further detail. Individuals who have previously had a British passport can apply for an emergency travel document if they urgently need to enter the UK. That notwithstanding, to minimise the risk of disruption, we would always encourage British nationals to travel on a valid British passport where able.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the use of birth certificates and marriage certificates as proof of right to abode for British citizens living abroad.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the use of birth certificates and marriage certificates as proof of right to abode for British citizens living abroad.
The Immigration Act 1971 specifies that a British citizen must use a British citizen passport or a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode to enter the UK. There are no plans to change the law in this respect. Birth and marriage certificates on their own may not be sufficient to show that a person has the right of abode.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing the price of a Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode to that of an Electronic Travel Authorisation.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing the price of a Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode to that of an Electronic Travel Authorisation.
The Home Office has not assessed in isolation the specific impact of the potential merits of reducing the price of a Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode to that of an Electronic Travel Authorisation.
Fees for immigration and nationality applications are set taking account of the charging powers provided by Section 68(9) of the Immigration Act 2014, which include the ability to set fees based on: the cost of processing the application, the benefits and entitlements provided by a successful application and the wider cost of the Migration and Borders system.
Fees for immigration and nationality applications are kept under review and any reduction in fees would need to be considered in terms of its impact on the funding of the Migration & Borders system.
The fee for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode is below the estimated cost to the Home Office of processing the application.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of legislating to provide that British National (Overseas) visa holders are not subject to immigration control; and what plans they have to grant holders of British National (Overseas) status a statutory right of abode in the United Kingdom.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of legislating to provide that British National (Overseas) visa holders are not subject to immigration control; and what plans they have to grant holders of British National (Overseas) status a statutory right of abode in the United Kingdom.
The Government remains steadfast in its support for members of the Hong Kong community in the UK and is fully committed to the British National (Overseas) (BN(O) route, which will continue to welcome Hong Kongers. We confirmed in the earned settlement consultation document A Fairer Pathway to Settlement (CP1448) that those on the BN(O) route will retain a five-year route to settlement. We have no plans to legislate to create a right of abode for BN(O)s, or to otherwise exempt them from immigration control.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timeline is for granting UK right of abode status to Hong Kong military veterans and their families.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timeline is for granting UK right of abode status to Hong Kong military veterans and their families.
The Government will implement a policy to ensure Hong Kong military service veterans and their families are treated in a similar way to other non-UK service personnel who were based in Hong Kong prior to the handover. This will happen once collective agreement on this policy has been reached with Government departments written to on this proposal.
New clause 5 (Former British-Hong Kong service personnel: right of abode) debated and withdrawn. New clause 13 (Reporting to Parliament in relation to the prevention of death) debated and withdrawn. New clause 14 (Immigration health surcharge: exemption for international volunteers) debated and withdrawn. New clause 17 (Duty regarding rights to British citizenship or British overseas territories citizenship) debated and withdrawn. New clause 23 (Safe and legal routes) negatived on division (6 to 8). New clause 24 (Prescribed period under section 94(3) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999) negatived on division (6 to 8). New clause 25 (Asylum visa for persons in France), discussed with new clause 26 (Right of appeal against France asylum visa refusal), debated and withdrawn. New clause 27 (Asylum dispersal strategy) negatived on division (6 to 8). New clause 43 (Independent Child Trafficking Guardians), discussed with new clause 44 (Independent Child Trafficking Guardians: inspection), debated and withdrawn. New clause 46 (Permission to work for people seeking asylum) negatived on division (6 to 8). New clause 47 (Immigration Rules: entry to seek asylum and join family) debated and withdrawn. New clause 48 (Six month time limit for determining asylum applications) negatived on division (6 to 8). New clause 49 (Disclosure of international agreements for prevention of unlawful border crossings) negatived on division (6 to 8). New clause 50 (Route to settlement for children and young people who arrived in the UK as minors) debated and withdrawn. New clause 51 (Safety plan for child victims of human trafficking) debated and withdrawn. New clause 52 (Effect of British National (Overseas) visas) debated and withdrawn. New clause 53 (Electronic monitoring: conditions and use of data) debated and withdrawn. New clause 54 (Instructions to the Migration Advisory Committee) debated and withdrawn.New schedule 1 (Prisoners returning to the UK: Modifications of Criminal Justice Act 2003) agreed to. New schedule 3 (Working in United Kingdom waters: consequential and related amendments) agreed to. Bill, as amended, to be reported (Bill 187). Written evidence reported to the House.
New clause 5 (Former British-Hong Kong service personnel: right of abode) debated and withdrawn. New clause 13 (Reporting to Parliament in relation to the prevention of death) debated and withdrawn. New clause 14 (Immigration health surcharge: exemption for international volunteers) debated and withdrawn. New clause 17 (Duty regarding rights to...
New clause 6 (Expedited appeals: joining of related appeals) agreed to. New clause 7 (Accelerated detained appeals) agreed to on division (9 to 2). New clause 8 (Prisoners liable to removal from the United Kingdom) agreed to. New clause 9 (Removals from the UK: visa penalties for uncooperative countries) agreed to on division (10 to 2). New clause 10 (Visa penalties: review and revocation) agreed to. New clause 11 (Special Immigration Appeals Commission) agreed to. New clause 12 (Counter-terrorism questioning of detained entrants away from place of arrival) agreed to. New clause 19 (Notice of decision to deprive a person of citizenship) agreed to. New clause 20 (Working in United Kingdom waters: arrival and entry) agreed to. New clause 21 (Electronic travel authorisations) agreed to. New clause 22 (Liability of carriers) agreed to. New clause 28 (Removals: notice requirements) agreed to. New clause 29 (Interpretation of Part etc) agreed to on division (10 to 6). New clause 30 (Persons subject to immigration control: referral or assessment by local authority etc) agreed to on division (10 to 6). New clause 31 (Persons subject to immigration control: assessment for immigration purposes) agreed to on division (10 to 6). New clause 32 (Use of scientific methods in age assessments) agreed to on division (10 to 6). New clause 33 (Regulations about age assessments) agreed to on division (10 to 6). New clause 34 (Appeals relating to age assessments) agreed to. New clause 35 (Appeals relating to age assessments: supplementary) agreed to. New clause 36 (New information following age assessment or appeal) agreed to. New clause 37 (Legal aid for appeals) agreed to. New clause 1 (Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme) negatived on division (6 to 10). New clause 2 (Dispersal policy and asylum accommodation arrangements) negatived on division (5 to 10). New clause 3 (Acquisition of British citizenship by birth or adoption: comprehensive sickness insurance) negatived on division (6 to 10). New clause 4 (Minimum Income Requirement: Family members of British citizens with a connection to British Indian Ocean Territory), discussed with new clause 15 (Acquisition by registration: Descendants of those born on British Indian Ocean Territory), debated and withdrawn. New clause 5 (Former British-Hong Kong service personnel: right of abode) under consideration.
New clause 6 (Expedited appeals: joining of related appeals) agreed to. New clause 7 (Accelerated detained appeals) agreed to on division (9 to 2). New clause 8 (Prisoners liable to removal from the United Kingdom) agreed to. New clause 9 (Removals from the UK: visa penalties for uncooperative countries) agreed...
That this House recognises the enormous contribution to Britain of the former Hong Kong armed forces who loyally served this country from 1857 until 1997; it acknowledges that these men and their ancestors greatly served UK commitments in South East Asia, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Britain throughout two world wars, serving in France, as well as Burma, Korea, Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong, China and with the United Nations for King, Queen and country; further notes that they are recognised by the Ministry of Defence as Veterans and they have remained extremely loyal to the United Kingdom; believes that those remaining soldiers of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps and the Hong Kong Royal Naval Service who did not receive a UK passport following the handover of Hong Kong to China should now be offered that choice; notes only 159 former servicemen were given a UK passport in 1997 under the then passport selection scheme; further notes that the remainder of the Military Service Corps and some 100 Royal Naval servicemen were left behind; and calls on the Government to recognise that the decision not to have asked each serviceman to freely transfer their nationality from British-Hong Kong to Hong Kong-Chinese prior to the handover of Hong Kong was unjust and an error that should now be rectified.
That this House recognises the enormous contribution to Britain of the former Hong Kong armed forces who loyally served this country from 1857 until 1997; it acknowledges that these men and their ancestors greatly served UK commitments in South East Asia, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Britain throughout two world wars, serving...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Williams of Trafford on 14 May 2020 (HL3768) and the letter sent by the Minister for Future Borders and Immigration on 9 June 2020 in the response to the letter from Lord Craig of Radley on 19 March...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Williams of Trafford on 14 May 2020 (HL3768) and the letter sent by the Minister for Future Borders and Immigration on 9 June 2020 in the response to the letter from Lord Craig of Radley on 19 March...
Under the British Nationality Selection Scheme, introduced in 1990 and run until 1 July 1997, a limited number of Hong Kong Military Service Corps personnel who were settled in Hong Kong could apply to register as British citizens.
We are giving careful consideration to representations made on behalf of those former Hong Kong Military Service Corps personnel who were unable to obtain citizenship through the selection scheme.
Hong Kong Military Service Corps personnel, who hold British National (Overseas) citizenship, may be eligible for the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa which opens on 31 January and provides a route to settlement in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's announcement entitled, UK to extend residence rights for British Nationals (Overseas) citizens in Hong Kong, published on 1 July 2020, whether she has plans to extend those rights to (a) Chagosssians and (b) descendants of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's announcement entitled, UK to extend residence rights for British Nationals (Overseas) citizens in Hong Kong, published on 1 July 2020, whether she has plans to extend those rights to (a) Chagosssians and (b) descendants of...
Chagossians born on the British Indian Ocean Territory are British Overseas Territories Citizens, and also automatically became British citizens under the British Overseas Territories Act 2002. These individuals therefore already have the right of abode in the United Kingdom.
Under current British nationality law, citizenship is normally only passed on to one generation born abroad. British citizens can make use of existing immigration routes to bring their family members to the UK.
We have no plans to extend the arrangements for British Nationals (Overseas) set out on 1 July 2020 to Chagossians.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Williams of Trafford on 16 March (HL2050), whether they have received the requests of 64 Hong Kong Military Service Corps veterans for right of abode in the UK enclosed with my letter to the Home Secretary, dated 19 March...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Williams of Trafford on 16 March (HL2050), whether they have received the requests of 64 Hong Kong Military Service Corps veterans for right of abode in the UK enclosed with my letter to the Home Secretary, dated 19 March...
The letter concerning the request of 64 Hong Kong Military Service Corpsveterans for right of abode in the UK has been received and is being considered. The Minister for Future Borders and Immigration will respond in due course.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 17 February (HL1247), when they expect to complete their consideration of the right to abode requested by former Hong Kong Military Service Corps personnel which has been under assessment since January 2016.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 17 February (HL1247), when they expect to complete their consideration of the right to abode requested by former Hong Kong Military Service Corps personnel which has been under assessment since January 2016.
Further to my response of 17 February, we continue to actively consider representations made on behalf of those former Hong Kong Military Service Corps who were unable to obtain citizenship through the selection scheme.
We have received Lord Goldsmith’s letter and we are considering our response. The UK takes seriously its support for BN(O)s and the rights that status confers upon them. We continue to believe that the best outcome for BN(O)s is for the high degree of autonomy and rights and freedoms...
We have received Lord Goldsmith’s letter and we are considering our response. The UK takes seriously its support for BN(O)s and the rights that status confers upon them. We continue to believe that the best outcome for BN(O)s is for the high degree of autonomy and rights and freedoms...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the letter from Lord Goldsmith to the Home Secretary on 14 February which stated that the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration does not prevent the extension of full right of abode in the UK to those in Hong Kong who...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the letter from Lord Goldsmith to the Home Secretary on 14 February which stated that the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration does not prevent the extension of full right of abode in the UK to those in Hong Kong who...
We have received Lord Goldsmith’s letter and we are considering our response. The UK takes seriously its support for BN(O)s and the rights that status confers upon them. We continue to believe that the best outcome for BN(O)s is for the high degree of autonomy and rights and freedoms set out in the Joint Declaration and provided for in the Basic Law to be upheld.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 26 January 2016 (HL4968), whether they have completed their assessment of the request of former members of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps and the Hong Kong Royal Navy Service for the right of abode in the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 26 January 2016 (HL4968), whether they have completed their assessment of the request of former members of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps and the Hong Kong Royal Navy Service for the right of abode in the...
Under the British Nationality Selection Scheme, that was introduced in 1990 and ran until 1 July 1997, a limited number of Hong Kong Military Service Corps personnel who were settled in Hong Kong could apply to register as a British citizen.
We are giving careful consideration to representations made on behalf of those former Hong Kong Military Service Corps personnel who were unable to obtain citizenship through the selection scheme.
My Lords, in moving Amendment 2 I shall speak also to Amendment 3, in my name and those of the noble Lords, Lord Kerslake and Lord McNicol of West Kilbride, The noble Lord, Lord Kerslake, gives his apologies that he cannot be in the Chamber because he has been called...
My Lords, in moving Amendment 2 I shall speak also to Amendment 3, in my name and those of the noble Lords, Lord Kerslake and Lord McNicol of West Kilbride, The noble Lord, Lord Kerslake, gives his apologies that he cannot be in the Chamber because he has been called...
My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 8 and 9 in my name and Amendment 10 in the name of my noble friend Lady Hayter. These are relatively short amendments, but they cover a very important issue.
The settled status scheme does not currently provide a right of appeal, causing...
My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 8 and 9 in my name and Amendment 10 in the name of my noble friend Lady Hayter. These are relatively short amendments, but they cover a very important issue.
The settled status scheme does not currently provide a right of appeal, causing...