United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3692
British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
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22 October 2019
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5 November 2019 · Answer
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5 November 2019
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether British Overseas Territories citizenship will be granted to individuals descended from Chagossians born in the British Indian Ocean Territory.
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22 October 2019
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether British Overseas Territories citizenship will be granted to individuals descended from Chagossians born in the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Source: Commons
5 November 2019
Answer
People born in the British Indian Ocean Territory acquired British overseas territories citizenship by birth. Their children (the second generation, who were born elsewhere) will therefore have become citizens by descent.Under British Nationality law citi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2019-10-22/3692
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1151465
- uk · wq-1151465 · source updated 5 November 2019