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UIN 6712

British Nationality: Chagossians

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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23 May 2022

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1 June 2022 · Answer

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1 June 2022

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason it is her policy that the new route for Chagossians to acquire British Nationality will be time-limited to five years from the commencement date of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022

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  1. 23 May 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason it is her policy that the new route for Chagossians to acquire British Nationality will be time-limited to five years from the commencement date of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022

    Source: Commons

  2. 1 June 2022

    Answer

    All direct descendants of people who were citizens of the UK and Colonies by virtue of their birth in the British Indian Ocean Territory are already eligible to apply under the measure, and regardless of where those descendants were born.Our legislative p...

    Source: Written answer

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