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Life in the UK Test - What is it and when is it required?
David Blunkett. You do not need to take the test if you: are under 18; are 65 or over; have passed it before, many will have already completed the test when they applied to settle in the UK; or have a long-term physical or mental condition. If an...
Long residence: disregarded current overstaying does not count
a series of successful applications for further leave to remain in the UK, the Applicant’s leave expired on 22 January 2016: the date the refusal of his Administrative Review application was deemed served on him. The Applicant made an application...
Revised UK childhood good character test should be scrapped
good character requirement applies to children aged 10 and over, as this is the age of criminal responsibility. The review of the policy comes after a report by the independent chief inspector of UK borders and UK immigration. A Freedom of Information...
When is a child born in the UK to EU national parents British?
citizen if at the time of the birth his father or mother is— (a) a British citizen; or (b) settled in the United Kingdom or that territory.” In view of this, a child born in the UK to EU national (non-British) parents will be British by birth if...
Brexit: How does EU Settled Status fit with Naturalisation? Lawful residence and the ‘good character’ requirement
the suitability criteria, there are no elements of living lawfully that need to be proven. Appendix EU’s ‘settled status’ will be indefinite leave to remain (ILR) for EEA nationals and their family members. Applications for settled status...
Naturalisation as a British Citizen - A wide discretion
of State for the Home Department SN/63, 64, 65 and 67/2015. Section 6(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981 gives the Secretary of State the discretion to grant a certificate of naturalisation to a person who fulfils the requirements, ‘if he thinks...
Appeals against deprivation of British citizenship
order (section 40A(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981). In Arusha and Demushi (deprivation of citizenship – delay) [2012] UKUT 80, the Upper Tribunal endorsed the uncontested rulings of the First-tier Tribunal on the nature and scope of an appeal...
Revocation of ILR which has been obtained by deception
This provision applies to anyone who has indefinite leave to remain, whatever the reasons for granting ILR. It can therefore apply to those who were granted ILR on the basis of long residence, or under any route to settlement under the Rules, or on...
Children born outside the UK to British mothers
mothers to register as British, in circumstances where they would have automatically acquired British citizenship if women were able to pass on their nationality to children born abroad, in the same way that men were able to. What are the requirements for children...
Campaigners call for a judicial review of £1,000+ child citizenship fees
of putting a desire to make profit above their ethical responsibilities, and destroying the futures of often vulnerable children. Thousands of children already living in the UK, who were either born here or moved here at a young age and so are entitled to...
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