why do we give BRITISH passport to people who are not born in Britain?

Question

i feel just about anybody could get one if they tried long eought

Answer 1

I actually find your question offensive.

I am a British citizen by birth, yet I was not born in the UK. I was born in Germany as my father was in the military at the time of my birth.

I am now married to an American, who will shortly be receiving his British passport. We have fought long and hard for this.

Your question shows little understanding of the real issues surrounding immigration. 1. Visas are a nightmare and immigration services are a joke 2. Most people come here perfectly legally and are penalised for doing so. 3. It is the few that make it bad for the many.

In future, my friend, I suggest that you have a grasp of the situation before you pass hurtful comments.

Answer 2

Do you mean that Britain does the same as the rest of the world. This includes the USA giving native UK citizens passports, or Australia giving out passports to native UK citizens, or South Africa giving native UK citizens passports, etc. Or is your problem only with the UK giving anything to anybody that does not meet your own criteria, based on your worldly experiences?

So would you advocate that the Royal Family has no business being where they are since they have a long history that does not include British people?

The UK imposes some of the most stringent rules for issuing passports, contrary to what the press and other factions would have you believe.

Answer 3

Have you ever considered that a person may have been born overseas to British Parent(s). These persons are just as entitiled to a British Passport as you and I.

Have you also considered that a British Person may marry a non-British person. By virtue of marriage that person is also quite entitled to a British Passport.

Have you also considered that there is a desperate shortage of suitably skilled medical staff in the UK, it would be unjust and selfish to deny any appropriate person a British passport if they provide a valuable service to the UK

My view is that the British Passport Issuing authority should properly vet passport issue to British Citizens. Whilst the majority of British people are honest, hardworking, credible and sensible there is a minority that are not fit to walk or sweep the streets or clean the toilets of the UK. These mongrels should be confined to steel cages where they belong to rot and fester in their own excrement!

Open your mind, look outside and understand the global situation before making such open ended statements!

The world is moving on, dinosaurs are extinct!

Answer 4

Terry W, why are you defending the toss pot who wrote this question? He's against non Brits getting passports mate. I'm assuming from that pigeon English statement you wrote, you're not British, are you? If so, I suggest you write in another language so us Brits can understand it.
Just look at the statement eastern_eu wrote, English is his second language, you should feel ashamed of yourself with that you wrote, how old are you, 5? Can you tell me what 'human rhites' are please? I counted at least 22 spelling or grammatical errors in your statement.

lollipoppett2005, Susan's actually right, ILR does not cost £500 in most cases, It does cost around £655 to make an application for UK citizenship and you also need Entry 2 minimum in English as well as passing the Living in the UK citizenship test. And as she was trying to say in the first section of her statement, you have to be a UK citizen in order to get a UK PASSPORT, a travel document is a different matter, these however are NOT passports, they are issued to refugees and alike who are not citizens.
If I were you I would delete what you've written as like Susan said, you don't really know what you're talking about do you?

Answer 5

I would agree with anonimous Lizz I am by birth a British citizen and have been married to a Ghanain national and have been for 7 years we have a son who was born in Ghana and he has the right to a British passport but after 7 years we are still unable to get one for my wife so where you get your info re the British government handing them out willy nilly I don't know but I would suggest you do your research before you ask questions in future.

Answer 6

If the two one in all her mum and dad is a British citizen at the same time as she became born, or held ILR at the same time as she became born, then she is a British citizen. in any different case only being born interior the united kingdom would not make one a citizen. IF she is a citizen, she would be waiting to pass out, leave living domicile at age sixteen. many human beings on her confuse US age of majority regulations, with the united kingdom regulations. they don't look to be an same. If she isn't a uk citizen, yet precise right here on a based visa, or worse illegally, then she has to do as her mum and dad tell her.

Answer 7

I was born in Sri Lanka, but was allowed a British Passport, because my parents were born in the UK. It was not that easy to obtain a passport, however. As well as providing my own Birth Certificate, I had to produce a copy of my Father's Birth Certificate, and Marriage Certificate.

Answer 8

There are only certain people who werent born in Britain who can get a passport. Their entitlement to one comes via their parentage etc. Maybe if BRITAIN hadnt invaded so many countries and took them over, we would not now have any links with them and wouldnt need to give them BRITISH passports. I dont know why I feel the need to shout BRITISH every now and then!

Answer 9

In my oppinion I think you are just another one of these people that hate to share and give foreigners a terrible life.
A friend of mine is half phillipino and half english (she was born in the philipines) I think she defiantely has the right to have a passport!





Also, there was a little girl who was born on holiday and she is 100% british..x So...according to you she doesn't have the right to have a british passport.

Answer 10

I wasnt born in Britain and a have a British passport - both my parents are British as are all my ancestors!!!!