User:Jmortoza26/British Nationality application rules for children born abroad

Introduction

There are several groups that nationality laws have ended up ignored by the laws. The outcome of the policies have been to leave out certain groups of persons born to British citizens who like their siblings should have the same rights but for their age. The issues have divided families and have given each sibling born in a specific year a different route to nationality and citizenship. Some of these groups are considered to be automatically citizens, while others have to pay fees, undergo background criminal checks, and undergo attendance of civil ceremonies. In addition there are groups of children born to British citizens who have neither a right of abode or nationality status because of the circumstances surrounding their parents marital status.

The four main groups identified who have suffered discrimination based on nationality laws and regulations are

1. Children born abroad to female British citizens before 1983

2. Children born to unwed British fathers before July 2006

3. Children born abroad to British citizens who are born abroad

The effects of the law are that different children of the same parent British citizen can have a variety of different routes open or not open to them based on where they are born and the period of time they are born thus creating inequalities even between their own siblings (brothers and sisters) as well as others.

This has led to the disenfranchisement of the rights of these people who remain treated as a disctinct set of groups from other citizens including their own siblings.

Nationality groups who are eligible for a British passport

Depending on the gender of your parent there are two different methods towards obtaining a passport. In the case of those descended through a female citizen there are additional requirements involved depending on the period or year a person is born

The following links below illustrate that in order to apply for a British passport some children would gain it automatically while others have to under go checks and fee payments and can be denied their rights based on regulations that have been put in place in deference to the primary legislations.

      ♦ Through a father
      ♦ Through a mother

History

Since the creation of commonwealth countries following the end of world war II a number of nationality laws were enacted that caused a set of historic set of discriminations in the United Kingdom. The laws were passed without any regard to equality over transmission of citizenship between male and female British citizens. As a consequence a number of further legislations had to be passed to try and remedy the situation. Some of these remedies did not go far enough and were not explicit in their objectives giving rise to further complications.

Three main groups can be identified who have been missed out of the nationality law due partially to oversight and they have all been affected primarily because of their age

Children born abroad to British female citizens before 1983 Children born abroad to unwed British male citizens before 1st July 2006 Children born abroad to British citizens who are citizens by descent

There three groups commonly face discrimination on the basis of their age, and very often have a different path to citizenship, or in the case of children of unwed British fathers before July of 2006 no path at all to either live here under right of abode and end up being stateless even if they are born inside or outside the United Kingdom

The purpose of this article is to show and demonstrate how these three group have been treated historically and some of the changes in immigration law that have been affected. While one would think that reform would have covered a lot of these issues there are still groups left out simply because of the year and circumstances they were born under.

In bring all the issues, campaigns, and information about these changes under wikipedia we hope to be able to help the thousands who are lost in the myriad of information that often confuses most.

Groups who are campaigning

♦ Campaigns Parliamentary archives Handsards. The group mentioned in Hansards can be found on the following link Campaigns

♦ On line Petition Petition for british nationality

♦ Children born abroad to British parents Children born abroad to British mothers

Current issues

Fees

The use of high fees has become controversial as it is being used as a means to block registration by imposing financial constraint on those who either may not be able to afford the fees due to unemployment or illness or by those who simply cannot afford the fees as it is close to a month's salary for some. The current fee of £540 for registration is set to go up again to £580 which has caused considerable hardship to many. This is why people affected have begun to campaign to have the fees annulled as well as checks on them as they constitute a separate and distinct group of persons other then immigrants who are naturalised.Fees for 2010

Background checks

The good character requirement Children of British female citizens are required to register as British. One of the requirements is that they undergo a background check if over the age of 10 for assessment of their good character. Good character requirement

Citations

British nationality law