Re: deepo shitto-passport refused - nationality revoked ,any ideas?

Cynic wrote:
>
> I see what you mean, and it is a bit of a conundrum.  I was replying
> only to the point that he was in the UK "on the black" and was
> therefore in danger of being deported.
>
> ISTM that it is certain that his nationality must be Belgium,
Italian
> or British.  Since all are in the EU, it follows that *even if* all
> three countries refuse to allow him citizenship, he is still an EU
> citizen - albeit a stateless EU citizen.  Therefore he should
legally
> be entitled to live & work in the UK (or any other EU country).  He
> may not therefore be deported from the UK.  And if the UK does
deport
> him, to which country could they deport him?

I think his nationality *should* be Belgian, Italian or British,
according to the natural order of things, but I know he's not British,
because women couldn't transmit British nationality back in 1969.
Someone else posted the view that he's probably not Italian, and I've
no idea if he's Belgian - the UK allows UK-born parents to transmit
their nationality to their chidlren born outside UK, but not all
countries do, and I don't know the position in Belgian law. Seems to
me that it's entirely possible that he's stateless, for the time being
at least.

I don't think anyone's talking about deportation, though. My reference
to Lenny's working "on the black" was in connection with the
possibility that the Home Office might want to look at his income tax
records and National Insurance contributions, as part of their
background checks if he were to apply for naturalisation, and that
this might affect the outcome of an application. (Quite apart from the
possibility that he's not in UK legally, which might affect his basic
qualification to apply for naturalisation anyway). The registration
provision that I preferred as an alternative is an *absolute
entitlement* - there are no "good character" requirements, and no UK
residence requirements - so it doesn't matter if the applicant is in
the UK legally - or even in the UK at all...

paul