Naturalisation is the most common way for adults to acquire British citizenship. The naturalisation route to British citizenship enables adults who do not fulfil...
This Practice Note outlines the key procedural requirements for applications to naturalise as a British citizen, as well as options for challenging refusals. For...
This Practice Note discusses the powers of the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) to deprive a person of British citizenship status or to declare the...
This Practice Note aims to assist immigration advisers to research whether a country that is a member of the EEA and Switzerland, permits dual or multiple citizenship....
Those who apply for naturalisation under s 6(1) or 6(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (BNA 1981) are required to have both sufficient knowledge of the English,...
Applying to register a minor child as a British citizen is only necessary if the child has not automatically acquired British citizenship. Before an application is made,...
Once a person reaches the age of 18, any application for British citizenship must be made as an adult, even where it is based on residence as a child. Applications to...
The schedule of absences spreadsheets below may be used by Lexis®PSL Immigration subscribers to calculate a person’s absences from the UK for the purposes of various...
Under section 6(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (BNA 1981) and BNA 1981, Sch 1, para 1(1)(b), all applicants who apply for naturalisation as a British citizen must...
On 16 April 2018, following a series of high profile cases concerning long-resident Commonwealth migrants attempting to demonstrate their lawful entitlement to reside in...
The right of abode—status The right of abode in the UK is an immigration status. A person who has the right of abode is free to live in, and to come and go into and from,...
Automatic acquisition Automatic acquisition of British citizenship occurs when, on fulfilment of prescribed conditions, a person automatically acquires British...
