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British Nationality Act 1948 / 1981; Ireland Act 1949; Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 / 1968; Immigration Act 1971; British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983; British Overseas Territories Act 2002
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Such child must also meet character requirements, pay relevant processing fees and attend a citizenship ceremony. [2] However, if the applicant has a claim to register as a British citizen under other clauses of the British Nationality Act 1981, or has already acquired British citizenship after being legitimised, the application will be refused.)
The primary law governing nationality in the United Kingdom is the British Nationality Act 1981, which came into force on 1 January 1983. Regulations apply to the British Islands, which include the UK itself (England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland) and the Crown dependencies (Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man); and the 14 British Overseas Territories.
A British Overseas Territories Citizen from the British Virgin Islands who is also a British citizen can apply for a certificate of entitlement to be affixed inside his or her British Virgin Islands passport to prove that he or she is free from immigration restrictions in the UK, rather than obtaining a British citizen passport.
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After acquiring indefinite leave to remain, it is possible to apply for British citizenship by naturalisation after meeting normal residence requirements. See British nationality law . The increase in the period of time under UK ancestry to five years before ILR can be applied for effectively means that applicants (who are usually not married ...