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    A Commonwealth citizen is a citizen of a Commonwealth of Nations member state. Most member countries generally do not treat citizens of other Commonwealth...
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  • organs other EU citizen can vote. The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as the Commonwealth and formerly as the British Commonwealth, is a voluntary...
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    protected states). Between 1949 and 1983, the term was synonymous with Commonwealth citizen. Currently, it refers to people possessing a class of British nationality...
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    Canadian citizens have not been British subjects since 1977, they continue to enjoy certain privileges in UK immigration law. As Commonwealth citizens, Canadians...
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    The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which...
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    various members of the Commonwealth. British subject/Commonwealth citizen status co-existed with the citizenships of each Commonwealth country. A person born...
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  • in the UK (regardless of whether they are a British citizen, British subject or Commonwealth citizen) enjoy the following rights and privileges: an unconditional...
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    (or in the UK to a non-British mother) had to be married. The term Commonwealth citizen was used to replace British subject. Under the Act, the term British...
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    Kingdom. The Act entailed stringent restrictions on the entry of Commonwealth citizens into the United Kingdom. Only those with work permits (which were...
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    a Commonwealth Realm, all British Nationals, including BDTCs, remained Commonwealth citizens, though free movement by citizens of other Commonwealth countries...
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  • Citizenship (redirect from Citizen)
    "Mercosur Citizen".[citation needed] The concept of "Commonwealth Citizenship" has been in place ever since the establishment of the Commonwealth of Nations...
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  • any citizen of a Commonwealth country. A Commonwealth citizen was defined in this Act to have the same meaning. British subject/Commonwealth citizen status...
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  • resident Irish or Commonwealth citizen in the UK is granted immunity from deportation, similar to British or other Commonwealth citizens who hold right-of-abode...
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    spreading to other Commonwealth countries such as Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The FBI describes sovereign citizens as "anti-government...
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    the Irish Free State in 1922 and departure from the Commonwealth of Nations in 1949, Irish citizens no longer hold British nationality. However, they continue...
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    Australian citizens have no longer been British subjects since 1984, they continue to hold favoured status when residing in the UK. As Commonwealth citizens, Australians...
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  • years. From 2013, all Commonwealth citizens except for those from Cyprus, the Republic of Ireland (not a member of the commonwealth) and Malta must have...
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  • Alien (law) (redirect from Non-citizen)
    defines an alien as a person who is not a British citizen, a citizen of Ireland, a Commonwealth citizen, or a British protected person. The Aliens Act of...
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    this form of nationality are British nationals and Commonwealth citizens, but not British citizens. BOCs are subject to immigration control when entering...
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    Although New Zealand citizens are no longer British, they continue to hold favoured status when residing in the UK; as Commonwealth citizens, New Zealanders...
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  • United Kingdom, with its application and status similar to a general Commonwealth citizen of other sovereign countries. Apartheid in South Africa between 1948...
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    showing proficiency in at least one vernacular language of Pakistan. Commonwealth citizens who make a substantial financial investment in the state are eligible...
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    legislate for its own citizenship, distinct from the shared status of "Commonwealth citizen" (formerly known as "British subject"). The CUKC consolidated British...
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    such as "BRITISH CITIZEN" or "BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZEN", or if issued on behalf of a Commonwealth country, "COMMONWEALTH CITIZEN") Date of birth Sex...
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  • over on polling day, a British citizen, a Commonwealth citizen (with leave to remain or not requiring it) or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, a resident...
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    is a passport that is issued to citizens of Malta. Every Maltese citizen is also a Commonwealth citizen and citizen of the European Union. The passport...
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  • first-past-the-post voting. Voters must be 18 years and over and be a citizen of Jamaica or a Commonwealth citizen. The leader of the party commanding a majority of support...
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    female Commonwealth citizen or citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies who was, or had been, the wife of a man with the right of abode. A citizen of the...
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  • A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general...
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    such as "British Citizen" or "British Overseas Citizen", or if issued on behalf of a Commonwealth country, "Commonwealth Citizen") Date of birth Sex...
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