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5olidsnake
9th November 2009, 20:53
just saw this news on BIA website (http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2009/november/242491)
09 November 2009

The UK Border Agency recently announced changes to British nationality law under the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009. These changes, which we described in a news story on 3 August, will be commenced on 13 January 2010.

You should not make an application on the basis of these changes until they have become law. If you apply before 13 January and you do not meet the current requirements for registration, we will not be able to register you - you should wait until after that date before applying.

When the changes have become law, we will make application forms and guidance notes available. Until then, the current versions of the forms and guides MN1, B(OS) and UKM remain valid.






whats the changes ????:CompBuster:
darren-b
9th November 2009, 21:23
Why not try looking for the news story from the 3rd August? :Erm:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2009/august/proposed-changes-to-law1?area=allNews

Might be wrong but I don't these changes in January 2010 will affect anyone on here.

(Most people on here will apply using application type AN)
simplyxiao
9th November 2009, 23:04
in addition to darren

theres a transition period for the propose changes in citizenship stated here http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2009/september/transitional-arrangements-earned?area=Citizenship
darren-b
10th November 2009, 07:38
in addition to darren

theres a transition period for the propose changes in citizenship stated here http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2009/september/transitional-arrangements-earned?area=Citizenship

The rules for earned citizenship which will have a transitional period won't be introduced until later. The rules being mentioned here will be introduced in January 2010, but as these are basically rules to help children born abroad where the father was a serving member of the armed forces I don't think anyone here will be interested.