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A person with indefinite leave to remain is eligible for access to public funds and welfare in the UK. Settled status is central to British nationality law, as the most usual route to naturalisation or registration as a British citizen requires that the applicant be settled in the UK. Settled status is also important where a child of non ...
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 ...
After the British Nationality Act 1981 took effect, children are only citizens at birth if at least one parent is also a British citizen or considered "settled" in the UK. [13] Irish citizens from the Republic of Ireland resident in the United Kingdom are automatically considered "settled", and any children born to them in the United Kingdom ...
Immigrants should have to wait at least 15 years before they become eligible for British citizenship, the Conservatives have said. ... (ILR) to be doubled from five years to 10, the Conservatives ...
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.
The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c. 11) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Prior to the Act, residents who had spent five years living in the United Kingdom were able to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain. Under the Act, five years of residence leads to "probationary citizenship", which can lead to full ...
The Life in the United Kingdom test is a computer-based test constituting one of the requirements for anyone seeking Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK or naturalisation as a British citizen. It is meant to prove that the applicant has a sufficient knowledge of British life.
British Overseas citizenship is a form of British nationality under the British Nationality Act 1983. BOCs are British nationals but do not have the right of abode in the United Kingdom. This citizenship is normally for certain people who retained British nationality after independence (e.g. Kenya ), but do not have enough ties with the United ...