Quote Originally Posted by Igovernor View Post
Perhaps you can read his post about my username and explain to me what he was on about. His post
"EDIT: Let me put that another way. Anyone who has the username igovernor is automatically entitled to ten quid from me. Is that ten quid in your pocket now?"
Gladly.

If you are eligible, I don't know it until you tell me. The tenner doesn't magically appear.

One more example. Let's say City season ticket holders can get a free hat from the club shop. You are entitled to it automatically. But you still need to prove you are entitled by showing your season ticket.

In the same way, she may be automatically entitled to be a citizen, but she still needs to prove it (with birth certificates or whatever).