Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Download
Faster access than browser!
 

British nationality law

Index British nationality law

British nationality law is the law of the United Kingdom which concerns citizenship and other categories of British nationality. [1]

121 relations: Africa, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Antigua and Barbuda, Asia, Australia, Australian nationality law, Barbados, Belize, Belonger status, Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009, Brexit, British Armed Forces, British Empire, British Islands, British national, British National (Overseas), British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983, British Nationality Act, British Nationality Act 1948, British Nationality Act 1981, British nationality law, British Overseas citizen, British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territories Act 2002, British Overseas Territories citizen, British passport, British protected person, British Raj, British subject, Canada, Canadian nationality law, Central African Republic, Channel Islands, China, Citizen Information Project, Citizenship, Citizenship of the European Union, Civil partnership in the United Kingdom, Common Travel Area, Commonwealth citizen, Commonwealth of Nations, Comoros, Crown colony, David Blunkett, Diplomatic protection, East Timor, Elections to the European Parliament, English language, English law, European Economic Area, ..., European Parliament, European Union, European Union law, Falklands War, Federation of Malaya, Freedom of Information Act 2000, Freedom of movement for workers in the European Union, Gibraltar, Government of Hong Kong, Guernsey, Guyana, Hague Adoption Convention, Head of government, History of British nationality law, Home Office, Home Secretary, Hong Kong, Immigration Act 1971, Immigration Act 2014, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, Indefinite leave to remain, International adoption, Ireland Act 1949, Irish nationality law, Isle of Man, Jersey, Jus sanguinis, Jus soli, Kenya, Liberia, Life in the United Kingdom test, List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1979, Mainland China, Malacca, Malaysia, Master Nationality Rule, MI5, Modern immigration to the United Kingdom, Multiple citizenship, Nationality, Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom), Oath of Allegiance (United States), Parliament of the United Kingdom, Penang, Protectorate, Republic of Ireland, Right of abode, Right of abode (United Kingdom), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Scots law, Scottish Gaelic, Solomon Islands, Sophia Naturalization Act 1705, Sophia of Hanover, Special Immigration Appeals Commission, Statelessness, Sui generis, Switzerland, The Gambia, The Observer, Thom Brooks, Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, Treaties of the European Union, United Kingdom, United States nationality law, Vanuatu, Welsh language, World Tourism Organization. Expand index (71 more) »

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).

New!!: British nationality law and Africa · See more »

Akrotiri and Dhekelia

The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA; Περιοχές Κυρίαρχων Βάσεων Ακρωτηρίου και Δεκέλιας, Periochés Kyríarchon Váseon Akrotiríou kai Dekélias; Egemen Üs Bölgeleri Ağrotur ve Dikelya), is a British Overseas Territory on the island of Cyprus.

New!!: British nationality law and Akrotiri and Dhekelia · See more »

Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda is a sovereign state in the West Indies in the Americas, lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

New!!: British nationality law and Antigua and Barbuda · See more »

Asia

Asia is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres.

New!!: British nationality law and Asia · See more »

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

New!!: British nationality law and Australia · See more »

Australian nationality law

Australian nationality law determines who is and who is not an Australian citizen.

New!!: British nationality law and Australian nationality law · See more »

Barbados

Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of North America.

New!!: British nationality law and Barbados · See more »

Belize

Belize, formerly British Honduras, is an independent Commonwealth realm on the eastern coast of Central America.

New!!: British nationality law and Belize · See more »

Belonger status

Belonger status is a legal classification normally associated with British Overseas Territories.

New!!: British nationality law and Belonger status · See more »

Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009

The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c. 11) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

New!!: British nationality law and Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 · See more »

Brexit

Brexit is the impending withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU).

New!!: British nationality law and Brexit · See more »

British Armed Forces

The British Armed Forces, also known as Her/His Majesty's Armed Forces, are the military services responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and the Crown dependencies.

New!!: British nationality law and British Armed Forces · See more »

British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

New!!: British nationality law and British Empire · See more »

British Islands

The British Islands is a term within the law of the United Kingdom which since 1889 has referred collectively to the following four polities.

New!!: British nationality law and British Islands · See more »

British national

British national, occasionally United Kingdom national, is a class of persons.

New!!: British nationality law and British national · See more »

British National (Overseas)

British National (Overseas), commonly known as BN(O), is one of the major classes of British nationality under British nationality law.

New!!: British nationality law and British National (Overseas) · See more »

British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983

The British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983 (1983 c. 6) is an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 28 March 1983.

New!!: British nationality law and British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983 · See more »

British Nationality Act

British Nationality Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom relating to nationality.

New!!: British nationality law and British Nationality Act · See more »

British Nationality Act 1948

The British Nationality Act 1948 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created the status of "Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies" (CUKC) as the national citizenship of the United Kingdom and its colonies.

New!!: British nationality law and British Nationality Act 1948 · See more »

British Nationality Act 1981

The British Nationality Act 1981 (c.61) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning British nationality since 1 January 1983.

New!!: British nationality law and British Nationality Act 1981 · See more »

British nationality law

British nationality law is the law of the United Kingdom which concerns citizenship and other categories of British nationality.

New!!: British nationality law and British nationality law · See more »

British Overseas citizen

In British nationality law, the status of British Overseas citizen (BOC) is one of several categories of British national.

New!!: British nationality law and British Overseas citizen · See more »

British Overseas Territories

The British Overseas Territories (BOT) or United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are 14 territories under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom.

New!!: British nationality law and British Overseas Territories · See more »

British Overseas Territories Act 2002

The British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c.8) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which superseded parts of the British Nationality Act 1981.

New!!: British nationality law and British Overseas Territories Act 2002 · See more »

British Overseas Territories citizen

The status of British Overseas Territories citizen (BOTC) relates to persons holding British nationality by virtue of a connection with a British Overseas Territory (BOT).

New!!: British nationality law and British Overseas Territories citizen · See more »

British passport

British passports are passports issued by the United Kingdom to those holding any form of British nationality.

New!!: British nationality law and British passport · See more »

British protected person

A British protected person (BPP) is a member of a class of certain persons under the British Nationality Act 1981 associated with former protected states, protectorates, mandated and trust territories under British control.

New!!: British nationality law and British protected person · See more »

British Raj

The British Raj (from rāj, literally, "rule" in Hindustani) was the rule by the British Crown in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947.

New!!: British nationality law and British Raj · See more »

British subject

The term British subject has had a number of different legal meanings over time.

New!!: British nationality law and British subject · See more »

Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

New!!: British nationality law and Canada · See more »

Canadian nationality law

Canadian nationality law is promulgated by the Citizenship Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-29) since 1977.

New!!: British nationality law and Canadian nationality law · See more »

Central African Republic

The Central African Republic (CAR; Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka; République centrafricaine, or Centrafrique) is a landlocked country in Central Africa.

New!!: British nationality law and Central African Republic · See more »

Channel Islands

The Channel Islands (Norman: Îles d'la Manche; French: Îles Anglo-Normandes or Îles de la Manche) are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.

New!!: British nationality law and Channel Islands · See more »

China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

New!!: British nationality law and China · See more »

Citizen Information Project

In the United Kingdom, the Citizen Information Project (CIP) was a plan by the Office for National Statistics to build a national population register.

New!!: British nationality law and Citizen Information Project · See more »

Citizenship

Citizenship is the status of a person recognized under the custom or law as being a legal member of a sovereign state or belonging to a nation.

New!!: British nationality law and Citizenship · See more »

Citizenship of the European Union

Citizenship of the European Union (EU) is afforded to qualifying citizens of European Union member states.

New!!: British nationality law and Citizenship of the European Union · See more »

Civil partnership in the United Kingdom

Civil partnerships in the United Kingdom are a form of civil union granted under the Civil Partnership Act 2004, allowing same-sex couples to obtain essentially the same rights and responsibilities as civil marriage.

New!!: British nationality law and Civil partnership in the United Kingdom · See more »

Common Travel Area

The Common Travel Area (CTA; Comhlimistéar Taistil) is an open borders area comprising the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands.

New!!: British nationality law and Common Travel Area · See more »

Commonwealth citizen

In general, a Commonwealth citizen is a citizen of a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations.

New!!: British nationality law and Commonwealth citizen · See more »

Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often known as simply the Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire.

New!!: British nationality law and Commonwealth of Nations · See more »

Comoros

The Comoros (جزر القمر), officially the Union of the Comoros (Comorian: Udzima wa Komori, Union des Comores, الاتحاد القمري), is a sovereign archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar.

New!!: British nationality law and Comoros · See more »

Crown colony

Crown colony, dependent territory and royal colony are terms used to describe the administration of United Kingdom overseas territories that are controlled by the British Government.

New!!: British nationality law and Crown colony · See more »

David Blunkett

David Blunkett, Baron Blunkett, (born 6 June 1947) is a former British politician, having represented the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency for 28 years through to 7 May 2015 when he stepped down at the general election.

New!!: British nationality law and David Blunkett · See more »

Diplomatic protection

In international law, diplomatic protection (or diplomatic espousal) is a means for a State to take diplomatic and other action against another State on behalf of its national whose rights and interests have been injured by the other State.

New!!: British nationality law and Diplomatic protection · See more »

East Timor

East Timor or Timor-Leste (Tetum: Timór Lorosa'e), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (República Democrática de Timor-Leste, Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste), is a sovereign state in Maritime Southeast Asia.

New!!: British nationality law and East Timor · See more »

Elections to the European Parliament

Elections to the European Parliament take place every five years by universal adult suffrage.

New!!: British nationality law and Elections to the European Parliament · See more »

English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

New!!: British nationality law and English language · See more »

English law

English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures.

New!!: British nationality law and English law · See more »

European Economic Area

The European Economic Area (EEA) is the area in which the Agreement on the EEA provides for the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital within the European Single Market, including the freedom to choose residence in any country within this area.

New!!: British nationality law and European Economic Area · See more »

European Parliament

The European Parliament (EP) is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU).

New!!: British nationality law and European Parliament · See more »

European Union

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of EUnum member states that are located primarily in Europe.

New!!: British nationality law and European Union · See more »

European Union law

European Union law is the system of laws operating within the member states of the European Union.

New!!: British nationality law and European Union law · See more »

Falklands War

The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas), also known as the Falklands Conflict, Falklands Crisis, Malvinas War, South Atlantic Conflict, and the Guerra del Atlántico Sur (Spanish for "South Atlantic War"), was a ten-week war between Argentina and the United Kingdom over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands, and its territorial dependency, the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

New!!: British nationality law and Falklands War · See more »

Federation of Malaya

The Federation of Malaya (Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi: ڤرسكوتوان تانه ملايو) was a federation of 11 states (nine Malay states and two of the British Straits Settlements, Penang and Malacca)See: Cabinet Memorandum by the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

New!!: British nationality law and Federation of Malaya · See more »

Freedom of Information Act 2000

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c.36) is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that creates a public "right of access" to information held by public authorities.

New!!: British nationality law and Freedom of Information Act 2000 · See more »

Freedom of movement for workers in the European Union

The freedom of movement for workers is a policy chapter of the acquis communautaire of the European Union.

New!!: British nationality law and Freedom of movement for workers in the European Union · See more »

Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.

New!!: British nationality law and Gibraltar · See more »

Government of Hong Kong

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly the Hong Kong Government or simplified as GovHK, refers to the executive authorities of the Hong Kong SAR.

New!!: British nationality law and Government of Hong Kong · See more »

Guernsey

Guernsey is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.

New!!: British nationality law and Guernsey · See more »

Guyana

Guyana (pronounced or), officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a sovereign state on the northern mainland of South America.

New!!: British nationality law and Guyana · See more »

Hague Adoption Convention

The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (or Hague Adoption Convention) is an international convention dealing with international adoption, child laundering, and child trafficking in an effort to protect those involved from the corruption, abuses, and exploitation which sometimes accompanies international adoption.

New!!: British nationality law and Hague Adoption Convention · See more »

Head of government

A head of government (or chief of government) is a generic term used for either the highest or second highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, (commonly referred to as countries, nations or nation-states) who often presides over a cabinet, a group of ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments.

New!!: British nationality law and Head of government · See more »

History of British nationality law

This article concerns the history of British nationality law.

New!!: British nationality law and History of British nationality law · See more »

Home Office

The Home Office (HO) is a ministerial department of Her Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for immigration, security and law and order.

New!!: British nationality law and Home Office · See more »

Home Secretary

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, normally referred to as the Home Secretary, is a senior official as one of the Great Offices of State within Her Majesty's Government and head of the Home Office.

New!!: British nationality law and Home Secretary · See more »

Hong Kong

Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is an autonomous territory of China on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in East Asia.

New!!: British nationality law and Hong Kong · See more »

Immigration Act 1971

The Immigration Act 1971 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning immigration.

New!!: British nationality law and Immigration Act 1971 · See more »

Immigration Act 2014

The Immigration Act 2014 is an Act of Parliament of The United Kingdom.

New!!: British nationality law and Immigration Act 2014 · See more »

Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006

The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (c 13) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

New!!: British nationality law and Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 · See more »

Indefinite leave to remain

Indefinite leave to remain (ILR) or permanent residency (PR) is an immigration status granted to a person who does not hold the right of abode in the United Kingdom (UK), but who has been admitted to the UK without any time limit on his or her stay and who is free to take up employment or study, without restriction.

New!!: British nationality law and Indefinite leave to remain · See more »

International adoption

International adoption (also referred to as intercountry adoption or transnational adoption) is a type of adoption in which an individual or couple becomes the legal and permanent parent(s) of a child who is a national of a different country.

New!!: British nationality law and International adoption · See more »

Ireland Act 1949

The Ireland Act 1949 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom intended to deal with the consequences of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948 as passed by the Irish parliament, the Oireachtas.

New!!: British nationality law and Ireland Act 1949 · See more »

Irish nationality law

Irish nationality law is contained in the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts 1956 to 2004 and in the relevant provisions of the Irish Constitution.

New!!: British nationality law and Irish nationality law · See more »

Isle of Man

The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin), also known simply as Mann (Mannin), is a self-governing British Crown dependency in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland.

New!!: British nationality law and Isle of Man · See more »

Jersey

Jersey (Jèrriais: Jèrri), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (Bailliage de Jersey; Jèrriais: Bailliage dé Jèrri), is a Crown dependency located near the coast of Normandy, France.

New!!: British nationality law and Jersey · See more »

Jus sanguinis

Jus sanguinis (right of blood) is a principle of nationality law by which citizenship is not determined by place of birth but by having one or both parents who are citizens of the state.

New!!: British nationality law and Jus sanguinis · See more »

Jus soli

Jus soli, meaning "right of the soil", commonly referred to as birthright citizenship, is the right of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship.

New!!: British nationality law and Jus soli · See more »

Kenya

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa with its capital and largest city in Nairobi.

New!!: British nationality law and Kenya · See more »

Liberia

Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast.

New!!: British nationality law and Liberia · See more »

Life in the United Kingdom test

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.

New!!: British nationality law and Life in the United Kingdom test · See more »

List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1979

This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom in the 1979 general election, held on 3 May 1979.

New!!: British nationality law and List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1979 · See more »

Mainland China

Mainland China, also known as the Chinese mainland, is the geopolitical as well as geographical area under the direct jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

New!!: British nationality law and Mainland China · See more »

Malacca

Malacca (Melaka; மலாக்கா) dubbed "The Historic State", is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca.

New!!: British nationality law and Malacca · See more »

Malaysia

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.

New!!: British nationality law and Malaysia · See more »

Master Nationality Rule

The Master Nationality Rule is a consequence of Article 4 of the Convention on Certain Questions Relating to the Conflict of Nationality Laws of 1930.

New!!: British nationality law and Master Nationality Rule · See more »

MI5

The Security Service, also MI5 (Military Intelligence, Section 5), is the United Kingdom's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of its intelligence machinery alongside the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and Defence Intelligence (DI).

New!!: British nationality law and MI5 · See more »

Modern immigration to the United Kingdom

Since 1945, immigration to the United Kingdom under British nationality law has been significant, in particular from the Republic of Ireland and from the former British Empire especially India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Caribbean, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Hong Kong.

New!!: British nationality law and Modern immigration to the United Kingdom · See more »

Multiple citizenship

Multiple citizenship, dual citizenship, multiple nationality or dual nationality, is a person's citizenship status, in which a person is concurrently regarded as a citizen of more than one state under the laws of those states.

New!!: British nationality law and Multiple citizenship · See more »

Nationality

Nationality is a legal relationship between an individual person and a state.

New!!: British nationality law and Nationality · See more »

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002

The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

New!!: British nationality law and Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 · See more »

Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom)

The Oath of Allegiance (Judicial or Official Oath) is a promise to be loyal to the British monarch, and his or her heirs and successors, sworn by certain public servants in the United Kingdom, and also by newly naturalised subjects in citizenship ceremonies.

New!!: British nationality law and Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom) · See more »

Oath of Allegiance (United States)

The United States Oath of Allegiance, officially referred to as the "Oath of Allegiance," 8 C.F.R. Part 337 (2008), is an allegiance oath that must be taken by all immigrants who wish to become United States citizens.

New!!: British nationality law and Oath of Allegiance (United States) · See more »

Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.

New!!: British nationality law and Parliament of the United Kingdom · See more »

Penang

Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait.

New!!: British nationality law and Penang · See more »

Protectorate

A protectorate, in its inception adopted by modern international law, is a dependent territory that has been granted local autonomy and some independence while still retaining the suzerainty of a greater sovereign state.

New!!: British nationality law and Protectorate · See more »

Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a sovereign state in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

New!!: British nationality law and Republic of Ireland · See more »

Right of abode

The right of abode is an individual's freedom from immigration control in a particular country.

New!!: British nationality law and Right of abode · See more »

Right of abode (United Kingdom)

The right of abode is a status under United Kingdom immigration law that gives an right to live in the United Kingdom.

New!!: British nationality law and Right of abode (United Kingdom) · See more »

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a sovereign state in the Lesser Antilles island arc, in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lies in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean.

New!!: British nationality law and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · See more »

San Marino

San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino (Repubblica di San Marino), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino (Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino), is an enclaved microstate surrounded by Italy, situated on the Italian Peninsula on the northeastern side of the Apennine Mountains.

New!!: British nationality law and San Marino · See more »

São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa.

New!!: British nationality law and São Tomé and Príncipe · See more »

Scots law

Scots law is the legal system of Scotland.

New!!: British nationality law and Scots law · See more »

Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic or Scots Gaelic, sometimes also referred to simply as Gaelic (Gàidhlig) or the Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland.

New!!: British nationality law and Scottish Gaelic · See more »

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of.

New!!: British nationality law and Solomon Islands · See more »

Sophia Naturalization Act 1705

The Act for the Naturalization of the Most Excellent Princess Sophia, Electress and Duchess Dowager of Hanover, and the Issue of her Body was an Act of the Parliament of England (4 & 5 Ann. c. 16.) in 1705.

New!!: British nationality law and Sophia Naturalization Act 1705 · See more »

Sophia of Hanover

Sophia of Hanover (born Sophia of the Palatinate; 14 October 1630 – 8 June 1714) was the Electress of Hanover from 1692 to 1698.

New!!: British nationality law and Sophia of Hanover · See more »

Special Immigration Appeals Commission

The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (also known by the acronym SIAC) is a superior court of record in the United Kingdom established by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 that deals with appeals from persons deported by the Home Secretary under various statutory powers, and usually related to matters of national security.

New!!: British nationality law and Special Immigration Appeals Commission · See more »

Statelessness

In International law a stateless person is someone who is "not considered as a national by any state under the operation of its law".

New!!: British nationality law and Statelessness · See more »

Sui generis

Sui generis is a Latin phrase that means "of its (his, her, their) own kind; in a class by itself; unique." A number of disciplines use the term to refer to unique entities.

New!!: British nationality law and Sui generis · See more »

Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

New!!: British nationality law and Switzerland · See more »

The Gambia

No description.

New!!: British nationality law and The Gambia · See more »

The Observer

The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays.

New!!: British nationality law and The Observer · See more »

Thom Brooks

Thomas "Thom" Brooks, (born 14 October 1973) is an American-British political philosopher and legal scholar.

New!!: British nationality law and Thom Brooks · See more »

Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong

The transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China, referred to as "the Handover" internationally or "the Return" in Mainland China, took place on 1 July 1997.

New!!: British nationality law and Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong · See more »

Treaties of the European Union

The Treaties of the European Union are a set of international treaties between the European Union (EU) member states which sets out the EU's constitutional basis.

New!!: British nationality law and Treaties of the European Union · See more »

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

New!!: British nationality law and United Kingdom · See more »

United States nationality law

The United States nationality law is a uniform rule of naturalization of the United States set out in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, enacted under the power of Article I, section 8, clause 4 of the United States Constitution (also referred to as the Nationality Clause), which reads: Congress shall have Power - "To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization..." The 1952 Act sets forth the legal requirements for the acquisition of, and divestiture from, American nationality.

New!!: British nationality law and United States nationality law · See more »

Vanuatu

Vanuatu (or; Bislama, French), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is a Pacific island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean.

New!!: British nationality law and Vanuatu · See more »

Welsh language

Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a member of the Brittonic branch of the Celtic languages.

New!!: British nationality law and Welsh language · See more »

World Tourism Organization

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.

New!!: British nationality law and World Tourism Organization · See more »

Redirects here:

Advice on becoming a UK Citizen, BN(O) Passport, Becoming a UK citizen, British Citizen, British Citizens, British Citizenship, British Nationality, British Nationality Law, British citizen, British citizens, British citizenship, British citizenship by naturalisation, British citizenship law, British nationality, British nationals, British naturalisation, Citizenship in the United Kingdom, Citizenship of the United Kingdom, English nationality law, Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948, Nationality law of the United Kingdom, Naturalised British citizen, Scottish nationality, UK citizen, UK citizens, UK citizenship.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_nationality_law

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »