Laws and Policies on Immigration (Families and Households)

Question 1

British Nationality Act

Answer 1

• 1948
• After WW2, the status of British Citizens on all Commonwealth subjects was conferred and their right to work and settle in the UK and bring their families with them

Question 2

Commonwealth Immigration Acts

Answer 2

• 1962
• Restriction on number of commonwealth immigrants
• Applicants had to have work permits which were mostly given to skilled immigrants like doctors –> their qualifications were deemed invalid in Britain

Question 3

The 1971 Immigration Act

Answer 3

• ‘Right to abode’ was limited to those with a prior link to the UK, like a parent or grandparent who was born here
• Ended ‘primary’ immigration

Question 4

The Single European Act

Answer 4

• 1987

- Meant that by 1992, people in the EU had the right to live, work and study in any EU country

Question 5

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act

Answer 5

• 2002

- First English test and citizenship exam for immigrants and introduced measures against bogus marriages