Immigration & Borders
Proposed Legislation for Sovereignty: Reasserting the primacy of the polity, the principle of blood citizenship, and the secure border.
United Kingdom Parliament
Sovereign Borders and Nationality Reconstitution Bill
A BILL TO declare that borders exist to protect the polity and welfare belongs to members; to
assert parliamentary supremacy in matters of membership, entry, and enforcement; to establish
citizenship by descent as primary and conditional birthright citizenship within the polity; to
implement strategic preferences and hostile-state exclusions; to mandate offshore processing for
irregular asylum claims; to prohibit facilitation and obstruction by non-governmental
organisations and impose foreign-funding restrictions; to implement digital status verification;
and to mandate statutory detention and removal duties.
BE IT ENACTED by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords
Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of
the same, as follows:—
Preamble
- (1) Whereas the United Kingdom is a sovereign state constituted by a people across generations;
- (2) Whereas citizenship is a bond of allegiance and membership, and the welfare institutions of the realm exist for members of the polity;
- (3) Whereas borders exist to protect the polity, its security, and the integrity of its public institutions;
- (4) Whereas migration is an instrument of national interest and not a moral entitlement;
- (5) Whereas Parliament is supreme within the realm and determines the terms of entry, membership, and enforcement;
- (6) Therefore this Act establishes a clear architecture of nationality, entry, and enforcement with measurable duties and consequences.
Part 1: Principles of Sovereignty and Membership
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Primacy of the Polity
(1) It is hereby declared that the United Kingdom exists for the benefit of its citizens and
their descendants.
(2) This Act shall have effect notwithstanding any international obligation.
(3) Where a court considers an incompatibility arises, it may issue a declaration but shall not
suspend, enjoin, or disapply the operation of this Act.
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Interpretation and Construction
(1) This Act shall be construed purposively in accordance with the Preamble and section 1.
(2) No court or tribunal shall interpret this Act so as to disapply, frustrate, or materially
weaken its operation by reference to any external treaty, convention, or principle not expressly
incorporated into domestic law by Parliament.
(3) Where an ambiguity arises, the interpretation that best advances border integrity,
membership clarity, and enforceable removal shall be preferred.
Part 1A: Membership Categories and Citizenship Rules
2A
Categories of Status
(1) The following categories exist under UK law for the purposes of nationality and public
entitlement—
(a)Citizen by Descent
(Category A);
(b)Citizen by Birth (Category
B);
(c)Naturalised Citizen
(Category C);
(d)Lawful Permanent Resident
(Category D);
(e)Lawful Temporary Resident
(Category E);
(f)Unlawful Presence (Category
F).
(2) Categories A–C are citizens; Categories D–F are non-citizens.
2B
Citizenship by Descent
(1) A person is a Citizen by Descent (Category A) where at least one parent is a citizen at the
time of birth.
2C
Citizenship by Birth (Conditional)
(1) A person is a Citizen by Birth (Category B) where the person is born within the territory of
the United Kingdom and—
(a)at least one parent is a
citizen; or
(b)both parents are Lawful
Permanent Residents with no immigration breach in the preceding five years.
(2) Birth within the territory does not confer citizenship where either parent is unlawfully
present or a lawful temporary resident.
(3) "Anchor Citizenship" is abolished.
2D
No Derivative Claims by Presence
(1) No fact of birth, schooling, medical treatment, housing, duration of residence, or family
formation within the territory shall create any claim, presumption, or pathway to citizenship or
settlement.
(2) No public authority may treat such facts as giving rise to a legitimate expectation of
leave, settlement, or citizenship.
2E
Naturalisation
(1) Naturalisation is an exceptional grant of citizenship.
(2) Eligibility requires 10 years lawful residence, high-rate tax contribution for 7 years, a
clean record, civics and allegiance examination, and absence of hostile-state or extremist
links.
2F
Deprivation of Citizenship for Grave Betrayal
(1) The Secretary of State may deprive a person of citizenship for terrorism, hostile-state
service, large-scale fraud against the state, or leadership of organised crime.
(2) Appeal lies only on points of law.
Part 2: Entry, Preference, and Exclusion
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Strategic Preferences
(1) The Secretary of State shall establish a tiered points system for entry and settlement.
(2) Tier 1 Preference applies to citizens of the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
and Commonwealth realms sharing the Monarch.
(3) Tier 1 Preference includes accelerated processing, credential recognition, and higher quota
allocation.
(4) Nothing in this section shall create welfare portability.
3A
Hostile State Filter
(1) The National Security Council shall publish at least annually a list of adversarial regimes.
(2) Applicants connected to such regimes are subject to enhanced vetting and a presumption of
refusal.
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The Sovereign Exception
(1) The Secretary of State may grant entry or leave outside the rules where satisfied the person
is of critical strategic value.
(2) Decisions under this section shall not be questioned as to their merits.
(3) Review is limited to jurisdictional error.
Part 2A: Asylum and Temporary Protection
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Asylum is Temporary Protection
(1) Asylum is temporary protection and not a pathway to settlement.
(2) Grants shall be reviewed every 24 months.
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Offshore Processing Mandate
(1) It shall be unlawful to grant asylum to any person who enters the UK via irregular means
from a safe country.
(2) Such persons shall be removed to an Overseas Processing Territory within 14 days.
(3) A specialist Asylum Tribunal shall issue a final decision within 90 days.
(4) Appeals are limited to a single review on points of law.
Part 3: Enforcement, Removal, and Pull-Factor Controls
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Mandatory Detention Standard
(1) All irregular arrivals shall be detained pending processing and removal.
(2) Detention capacity shall be maintained at a minimum level equal to the rolling 12-month
average of irregular arrivals multiplied by 1.25.
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Statutory Removal Targets
(1) The Home Office has a duty to remove not less than 90% of finally refused asylum claimants
within 6 months.
(2) Failure triggers automatic leadership review and an operational plan to Parliament.
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Digital Status Verification
(1) Employers, landlords, letting agents, and banks shall verify status via the Digital Status
API.
(2) Failure to verify carries a civil penalty of £10,000 per breach.
(3) A compliant verification creates safe-harbour.
Part 4: NGOs, Foreign Funding, and Accountability
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Prohibition on Facilitation and Obstruction
(1) It is an offence to facilitate unlawful entry, knowingly harbour for evasion, or obstruct
enforcement operations.
(2) Conviction results in revocation of charitable status where applicable and confiscation of
offence-linked assets.
10A
Foreign Funding Prohibition and Disclosure
(1) Organisations engaged in migration advocacy or asylum operations may not receive foreign
state, foundation, or religious authority funding.
(2) Quarterly disclosure is mandatory.
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State Capacity Reporting
(1) The Secretary of State shall publish an annual Border Enforcement Report.
Part 5: Final Provisions
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Commencement and Transition
(1) This Act comes into force upon Royal Assent, subject to transitional implementation of the
Digital Status Verification system within 6 months.
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Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Sovereign Borders and Nationality Reconstitution Act 2026.