BBC News : Kenya airport dweller is British
Sanjay Shah's story is almost identical to the movie 'Terminal' with Tom Hanks. The only difference is that his country didn't cease to exist, his citizenship was just not clear, as a Kenya-born British overseas citizen (not the same as British citizen) of Indian descent.
BBC said:A former Kenyan citizen who has lived for 13 months inside Nairobi airport has been granted British citizenship.
Sanjay Shah has been taking part in a British citizenship ceremony - a prelude to being given a full passport.
He was barred from entering the UK and was sent back to Kenya. He had already given up his Kenyan passport so he remained at the airport.
He spent 400 days living between the departure lounges on one side and the immigration counters on the other.
Mr Shah washed in the airport lavatories and lived on coffee and food given to him by people working in the airport cafes.
Sanjay Shah's story is almost identical to the movie 'Terminal' with Tom Hanks. The only difference is that his country didn't cease to exist, his citizenship was just not clear, as a Kenya-born British overseas citizen (not the same as British citizen) of Indian descent.