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Nelson Shardey has been granted British citizenship after decades in the UK. He warns proposed government rules extending settlement periods would unfairly affect long-term migrants.

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00:02nelson shardy aged 76 has finally become a british citizen at a ceremony in wallacee town hall
00:08after decades in the uk the seacom newsagent ran his shop for 31 years but in 2019 he discovered
00:16he lacked official leave to remain he faced a 10-year route to settlement costing his family
00:21around 18 000 pounds before public support raised funds and the home office granted indefinite leave
00:28he calls the proposals a killer to human life a home office spokesperson said it is a privilege not a
00:35right to settle in the uk and it must be earned we are reforming a broken immigration system to
00:40prioritize contribution and integration
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