A petition in Solomon Islands is calling for its people to be allowed dual citizenship.
More than 480 signatures have been collected in the appeal which is to be presented to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare.
The woman behind the letter is Australian Jennifer Ragaruma. She's here with her husband Morgan and their children. Photo: RNZI Courtesy of Jennifer and Morgan Ragaruma
An Australian woman, Jennifer Ragaruma, who is married to a Solomon Islander, is behind the appeal.
She says it is timed to fit with with the government's review of immigration laws.
"This is the cry of a lot of people and in my own situation I would really love for my own children to be legally half Solomon half Australia which is what they are by blood. And for my self, you know I love Solomon Islands as much as I do Australia I have lived here for a long time I'd like to feel like I belonged."