Emma Harris
British Nationals (Overseas) and the Hong Kong BN(O) Visa
Britain’s Relationship with Hong Kong Hong Kong was acquired by the British in stages between 1842 and 1898 to be used as a trading...
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Emma Harris
- Jun 23, 2020
- 18 min
The Windrush Scandal: A Nationality Law Perspective
Who are the Windrush generation When we talk about the Windrush generation we are generally referring to people who arrived in the UK...
Emma Harris
- Jun 3, 2020
- 3 min
Statelessness: What could the UK do better?
The European Network on Statelessness (“ENS”) maintains and develops the Statelessness Index (https://index.statelessness.eu/) which is...
Emma Harris
- May 29, 2020
- 5 min
Who is a “Father” for Nationality Purposes
For children born to fathers who were not married to their mothers, the legal position of who their father is, has not always followed...
Emma Harris
- May 6, 2020
- 2 min
Malaysian British Overseas Citizens: Part 3 - New Possibilities
Prior to April 2019, former Malaysian/BOCs who had renounced or voluntarily relinquished their Malaysian Citizenship post-2002 were being...
Emma Harris
- May 6, 2020
- 2 min
Malaysian British Overseas Citizens: Part 2 - Statelessness
If a person wishes to apply for leave to remain in the UK as a stateless person, they must first show that they are a stateless person in...
Emma Harris
- May 6, 2020
- 3 min
Malaysian British Overseas Citizens: Part 1 - Introduction
The states of Penang and Malacca were among those, prior to the formation of Malaysia, which had been colonised by the British. Residents...
Emma Harris
- May 6, 2020
- 3 min
British Overseas Citizens: An Introduction
A British Overseas Citizen ("BOC") is a person who holds a British passport but who has no automatic right to live in the UK and is...
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