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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 Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 has also granted British Overseas Citizens, British Subjects and British Protected Persons the right to register as British citizens if they have no other citizenship or nationality and have not after 4 July 2002 renounced, voluntarily relinquished or lost through action or inaction any citizenship or nationality.
The Act sought to restore once again the link between citizenship and right of abode by providing that British citizenship—held by those with a close connection with either the United Kingdom or with the Crown Dependencies (that is to say, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands), or both—would automatically carry a right of abode in the UK ...
Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-national of a country acquires the nationality of that country after birth. [1] The definition of naturalization by the International Organization for Migration of the United Nations excludes citizenship that is automatically acquired (e.g. at birth) or is acquired by declaration.
This is considerably more expensive than obtaining a British passport (£88.50 for a 10-year adult passport, £57.50 for a 5-year child passport and free for a 10-year passport for those born on or before 2 September 1929 when issued inside the UK; £101 for a 10-year adult passport, £65.50 for a 5-year child passport and free for a 10-year ...
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 ...
The Naturalization Bill had its first reading in the House of Lords on 25 February 1870, presented by the Lord Chancellor, William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley. [1] The bill had its second reading in the House of Lords on 3 March 1870 and was committed to a committee of the whole house, [1] which met on 10 March 1870 and 17 March 1870 and reported on 17 March 1870, with amendments. [1]
The status was transferable by descent to children of BPP fathers (but not mothers) who did not have any other nationality following independence of their territories [9] until 16 August 1978. [5] BPP status was granted in addition to other British nationality classes; an individual can be both a British citizen and a British protected person. [2]