An Act to make provision about immigration, asylum and nationality; and for connected purposes

Coverage: Eligible groups or beneficiaries

Persons seeking to become British citizens of any description.

Original name of the legal document/act (native language)

An Act to make provision about immigration, asylum and nationality; and for connected purposes

Date of passage/approval

30^th March 2006

Are the effects retroactive?

No

Actors

Tony Blair (Prime Minister, Labour Party); Home Office

Full Text Source in English

2006, c. 13

Original full text source in native language

2006, c. 13

Full text web source in English

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/41/pdfs/ukpga_20020041_en.pdf

Original full text web source in native language

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/13/pdfs/ukpga_20060013_en.pdf

The Act built, in large part, on the Home Office’s five-year strategy for asylum and immigration, “Controlling our borders: Making migration work for Britain,” published February 2005.

Secondary literature

- Bloch, A. "Migrants and Asylum-Seekers". In Alcock, P., May, M. & Rowlingson, K. "The Student's Companion to Social Policy". Oxford: Blackwell Publishing (2008): 410-417.
- Dummett, A. "United Kingdom". In Bauböck, R., Ersbøll, E., Groenendijk, E., & Waldrauch, H. "Acquisition and Loss of Nationality: Country Analyses. Policies and Trends in 15 European Countries". Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam (2006): 151-585.
- Walmsley, A.: "British Policy on Nationality". In O'Leary, S., & Tiilikainen, T. "Citizenship and the Nationality Status in the new Europe". The Institute for Public Policy Research: London (1998). 17-122.