Tuesday, July 12, 2005

New way to become a UK citizen

Be patient.

A British Overseas Passport holder who destroyed his Kenyan passport when he flew to the UK only to be refused entry and has been granted full UK citizenship.

He feared arrest on his return to Kenya for not having a passport so spent a year in Duty Free and the airport lounge before the UK relented and upgraded his passport to a full UK passport. Why did the UK authorities feel the need to relent when he hadn't actually been arrested? Is Kenya comparable to Zimbabwe?

Thankfully, you don't have to worry about any family disruption as his wife and child will join him in the UK shortly for a new life. I am sure they will make a positive economic contribution to the UK economy and will not need any accommodation or rely on state benefits.

How does such a case discourage other people from destroying their travel documentation in transit to the UK?

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