Overview

This bill aims to retrospectively regularize British nationality applications where immigration rules were not strictly followed in the past. It addresses historical cases where individuals were, in practice, allowed to remain in the UK despite not meeting all the technical requirements of the British Nationality Act 1981.

Description

The British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) Bill amends the British Nationality Act 1981 by adding a new section (50B). This section states that immigration restrictions on the length of stay in the UK will be disregarded for those who exercised their right to freedom of movement during specific periods. These periods vary depending on the location:

• Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 1 January 1983 to 1 October 2000
• Bailiwick of Guernsey: 1 August 1993 to 30 September 2004
• Bailiwick of Jersey: 1 January 1983 to 8 February 2004
• Isle of Man: 1 October 1994 to 1 October 2000

The bill considers the new section to have always been in effect, retroactively applying the change.

Government Spending

The bill does not directly specify any changes to government spending. The potential cost is not mentioned in the provided text.

Groups Affected

This bill primarily affects individuals who resided in the UK during the specified periods and whose British nationality applications were previously impacted by the strict application of immigration rules, despite de facto acceptance of their presence in the UK.

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