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Presently, those given refugee status have it for five years, after which they can apply for indefinite leave to remain and eventually citizenship.

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And yet, determining who was worthy of citizenship spurred division and bloody conflict off the battlefield.

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Currently, refugee status in the UK lasts for five years, after which they can apply for indefinite leave to remain and have a route to citizenship.

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But months after he abandoned his French citizenship, the courts stripped him of Centrafrican passport in mid-October, prompting Dologuele to file a complaint to the United Nations human rights office on Wednesday.

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Even for those who are allowed to extend multiple times, the route to citizenship has grown longer and harder.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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