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Asylum and Immigration Tribunal is currently meeting in London to hear appeals from 15 British Army Gurkha soldiers to determine whether they and their families will be able to remain in the UK. The decision of the tribunal will also determine whether a further 2,000 Gurkhas will be able to settle here.
Asylum and Immigration Tribunal is currently meeting in London to hear appeals from 15 British Army Gurkha soldiers to determine whether they and their families will be able to remain in the UK. The decision of the tribunal will also determine whether a further 2,000 Gurkhas will be able to settle here.Gurkhas currently serving with the British Army will automatically be entitled to remain in the UK at the end of their service but for soldiers who left before 1997 the right to stay is discretionary. The 15 former soldiers were recently denied citizenship because it was said they didn't have "close ties with the UK".
So, years of loyal service and risking your life for the country doesn't qualify as close enough ties! What does then? Jumping on the back of a lorry in Calais?
Link> The Telegraph: Gurkhas return medals over 'discrimination'So, years of loyal service and risking your life for the country doesn't qualify as close enough ties! What does then? Jumping on the back of a lorry in Calais?
Link> The Mail: Anyone who doesn't believe the Gurkhas should have the right to retire in Britain should read this extraordinary account of their finest hour...
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