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The British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983 (1983 c. 6) is an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 28 March 1983. The purpose of the Act was to grant British citizenship to residents of the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic.
Falkland Islands status is a legal status in the Falkland Islands (the Falklands form of belonger status) defined by section 22(5) of the Falkland Islands Constitution and the Falkland Islands Status Ordinance, 2007 and is considered to be the closest thing to citizenship that the Falkland Islands can grant.
The Royal Navy South Atlantic patrol was strengthened to include both HMS Endurance and a Falkland Islands guard ship. [65] As well as this military build-up, the UK also passed the British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983, which granted full British citizenship to the islanders.
About 70 percent are of British descent, primarily as a result of Scottish and Welsh settlement to the islands. [16] The native-born inhabitants call themselves "Islanders"; the term "Kelpers", from the kelp which grows profusely around the islands, is still used in the Islands. People from the United Kingdom who have obtained Falkland Island ...
There were only two exceptions: Falkland Islanders, who were automatically granted British citizenship, and with the Falkland Islands treated as a part of the UK proper through the enactment of British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983 due to the Falklands War with Argentina; and Gibraltarians, who were given the special entitlement to be ...
The Falkland Islands (/ ... [151] [152] In 1983, full British citizenship was given to Falkland Islanders under the British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983.
British Overseas Territories citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode. Cayman Islands: Visa not required 30 Days [228] [229] The passenger must arrive directly from the United Kingdom. British Overseas Territories citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode. Falkland Islands: Visitor's permit on arrival
British Overseas citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode. Cayman Islands: Visa not required 30 Days [225] [226] The passenger must arrive directly from the United Kingdom. British Overseas citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode. Falkland Islands: Visitor's permit on arrival 4 weeks [227] [228]