Citizenship and Nationality

The acquisition of British Citizenship is currently being reviewed by the UK Government (UK Government's Path to Citizenship) and JCWI have produced a number of articles responding to these proposals. There is currently a Bill passing through Parliament that will implement a lot these changes.

See JCWI's Parliamentary Briefings for more information regarding changes to aquistion of British Citizenship in the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill 2009.

JCWI Articles

Click here for JCWI's article 'Keeping citizenship just out of reach' published in the Guardian (02/06/09)

Click here for Phil Woolas's (Immigration Minister) response 'A Bill to strengthen Britain' published in the Guardian (02/06/09)

JCWI's analysis of the Government's probationary citizenship proposals (PDF) (New Law Journal)

JCWI's critique of the Government's Path to Citizenship (PDF) (JCWI Bulletin)

JCWI's analysis of the potential deprivation of British Nationality for those with dual nationality (PDF) (Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law)