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The British Nationality Act 1948
- The British Nationality Act 1948 allowed the 800 million subject of the British Empire to live in the United Kingdom without a visa.
- The British Nationality Act 1948 allowed the 800 million subject of the British Empire to live in the United Kingdom without a visa.
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Commenwealth Immigrations Act 1962
Commenwealth Immigrations Act 1962 required that emigrants should have certain skills and qualification to emigrate. -
Immigration act 1971
Laws changed so that only holders of work permits or people with parents or grandparents born in England could receive a citizenship. -
Enlargement of the European Union
The accession of eight Central Eastern European states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, The Czech Republic and Hungary) - besides the Mediterranean states of Cyprus and Malta - to the European Union increases immigration from here.