"A UK-born man has been ordered to leave the country by immigration officials who say he is not British, despite having lived here his entire life.
Shane Ridge, from Colne in Lancashire, was threatened with a £5,000 fine or potential prison sentence if he does not leave the UK because his Australian-born mother and British father were never married.
The 21-year-old, who says he is as “British as they come”, said he received a letter from the Home Office last week telling him that he must leave because he had “no lawful basis to be in the UK”."
"He believes this is because his mother was born in Australia when his grandparents were visiting the country – but she subsequently became a British citizen.
Under UK law, if a child is born before July 2006, the father’s British nationality will only automatically pass to them if his parents are married at the time of his birth."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-home-office-letter-shane-ridge-a7919146.html
Evidently the government is cracking down on these undesirable sponging foreigners, sneakily being born here and paying our taxes.
Shane Ridge, from Colne in Lancashire, was threatened with a £5,000 fine or potential prison sentence if he does not leave the UK because his Australian-born mother and British father were never married.
The 21-year-old, who says he is as “British as they come”, said he received a letter from the Home Office last week telling him that he must leave because he had “no lawful basis to be in the UK”."
"He believes this is because his mother was born in Australia when his grandparents were visiting the country – but she subsequently became a British citizen.
Under UK law, if a child is born before July 2006, the father’s British nationality will only automatically pass to them if his parents are married at the time of his birth."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-home-office-letter-shane-ridge-a7919146.html
Evidently the government is cracking down on these undesirable sponging foreigners, sneakily being born here and paying our taxes.