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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 ...
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
Commonwealth citizenship is acquired by virtue of being a citizen of a Commonwealth member state [17] or, in the United Kingdom, a country listed in Schedule 3 of the British Nationality Act 1981. This list closely follows the composition of the organisation, but is not always the same. [ 18 ]
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.
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 ...
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.)
UKVI operates the UK visa system, managing applications from foreign nationals seeking to visit or work in the UK and also considering applications from businesses and educational institutions seeking to become sponsors for foreign nationals.
Individuals who left Ireland before 1922, and who were not resident in 1935, were possibly eligible for registration as Irish citizens while also being able to claim British citizenship. [9] A claim to British citizenship may be established by: birth to the first generation emigrant, consular registration of later generation births by married ...