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The fee charged to Republic of Ireland-born people who live in the UK and want to become British citizens is at worst indefensible , MPs have said.
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee said it is unfair for those individuals to have to pay the £1,330 naturalisation charge.
The committee said the policy ignored the UK and Ireland s unique relationship.
A more considered and bespoke understanding was needed, it added.
It also recommended making it simpler for people in Northern Ireland to renounce British citizenship.
In its findings, the House of Commons committee said the government must waive the requirement for Irish citizens to pass the Life in the UK test, which costs £50, and make attending the citizenship ceremony optional.
July 7, 2021, 12:08 am
DUP peer Lord Hay gave evidence on citizenship to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on citizenship (Northern Ireland Assembly/PA)
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has called on the UK Government to abolish British naturalisation fees for Irish citizens, branding the charges “indefensible”.
MPs on the committee said in a report that they believe the Home Office fails to understand and reflect the historical nuances of the issue when it treats Irish citizens as people from any other third country when applying to become British citizens.
The committee examined the compatibility of UK nationality rules with the Good Friday Agreement, following the high-profile court case between the Government and Northern Ireland resident Emma DeSouza.
AN all-Ireland women s forum is to be set up to improve cross-border cooperation.
Led by the National Women s Council (NWC), the forum aims to forge better links between communities.
The forum will have 24 members - 12 from the north and 12 from the Republic.
It will meet every month to discuss issues including the impact of Covid-19 on women; ethnic minority groups and political participation, and climate action.
The forum will organise a meeting once a month between an organisation in the Republic and an organisation in the north to help forge greater links on the island.
The project is supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs reconciliation fund.
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