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<p><del class="ministerial">The family Immigration Rules set out the requirements
to be met to allow any adult dependant relative of a British citizen to come to the
UK. The applicant must be outside the UK and in most cases, the sponsor will be in
the UK.The adult dependent relative rules, together with the policy on exceptional
circumstances, ensure that leave can be granted for those who demonstrate that, as
a result of age, illness or disability, there is a level of long-term personal care
required that can only be provided in the UK by their British relative who is here,
or who is intending to return here with their dependant relative.</del></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">Under the British Nationality Selection Scheme, that was introduced
in 1990 and ran until 1 July 1997, a limited number of Hong Kong Military Service
Corps personnel who were settled in Hong Kong could apply to register as a British
citizen.We are giving careful consideration to representations made on behalf of those
former Hong Kong Military Service Corps personnel who were unable to obtain citizenship
through the selection scheme.</ins></p>
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