Chapter 4 Childrens rights to British citizenship
Solange Valdez-Symonds
Article Category:
Monograph Chapter
Publication Date:
30 Aug 2019
Page Range:
79–92
Collections:
Law 2019
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Children are a vulnerable category of people particularly affected by nationality laws. This chapter will demonstrate that despite there being special provisions in law for children to acquire British citizenship through registration, they are still routinely excluded from doing so. A large number of children and young people living in the UK, who despite being entitled to British citizenship or having strong claims to being registered as British at the discretion of the Home Secretary do not have that citizenship. The barriers include high fees, lack of legal aid, and good character requirements.

Cover Citizenship in Times of Turmoil?
Citizenship in Times of Turmoil?
Editor:
Devyani Prabhat
Monograph Book
Publication Date:
30 Aug 2019
Print ISBN:
9781788119207
eISBN:
9781788119214
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788119214
Page Count:
c 256
Collections:
Law 2019
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