New Home Office guidance states that migrants arriving illegally in the UK via small boats or stowed away in lorries will be refused British citizenship. This change, effective from 10 February, clarifies that individuals who have made a dangerous journey, including those arriving by small boat or concealed in transport, will typically be denied citizenship regardless of their arrival date. Previously, refugees arriving through irregular routes had to wait 10 years before being considered for citizenship.
Migrants arriving illegally in the UK in small boats or stowed away in lorries will be refused British citizenship, new Home Office guidance states. The 'Good Character' guidance for immigration staff has been changed to say people who have arrived in the UK illegally 'having made a dangerous journey... will normally be refused citizenship' from 10 February, regardless of when they arrived.
'To say they can have a home in our country, but never a place in our society and be forever second class.
IMMIGRATION CITIZENSHIP UK BORDER REFUGEES GOVERNMENT POLICY
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