Quote Originally Posted by keithAngel View Post
Interesting Joe My reading is that Home seretary Discretion only applies where the claim comes from a parent with British nationality through descent
that's true, but what i meant by cases, was other types of visa, spouse visa, those on work permits and even those on family permits etc , citizenship is at the discretion of the home secretary.

Naturalisation is not an entitlement. It is a matter of law as set out in the
British Nationality Act 1981. The Home Secretary may exercise his discretion to naturalise
you only if you satisfy a number of statutory requirements. He may disregard the extent to
which you are unable to fully satisfy certain requirements but he cannot do this in all cases

http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/sit...y/guide_an.pdf

also Euro law doesn't cover citizenship. so the gov can do what they want without any bother from the boys in brussels