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British Citizenship for Irish Citizens to Be Simplified
By Jasmine Theilgaard - Immigration Barrister

The British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024 received royal assent on 24 May of this year. While it has not yet come into force, the amendments it makes to the British Nationality Act 1981 will provide an alternative...

 and less stringent route to British citizenship for Irish citizens. Background to the British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024 Irish citizens already have the right to travel to and reside in...

How to Apply for a British Passport From Outside The UK: Step-by-Step Application Guide
By Rosanna Atkinson - Legal Associate

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on applying for your first British passport from outside the UK. Obtaining your British passport will solidify your status as a citizen of the United Kingdom, as well as bestowing...

 you benefits associated with a British passport, as was explored in our previous blog. In this article we will steer you through each essential step of the British passport application process. From...

British Nationality vs. Citizenship: Understanding the Key Differences
By Taya Sayekaya - Immigration Barrister

Although used interchangeably, British nationality and citizenship are not the same thing. In this first post, we will be exploring the difference between the two terms, identifying the six different types of British...

 nationality and proceeding to briefly look at some of these in further detail, including who they cover and the impact of holding each type of nationality.  What Is the Difference Between Nationality...

How to Apply for a British Passport: Step-by-Step Application Guide
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on applying for your first British passport from within the UK. Acquiring British citizenship marks a significant milestone, but obtaining your passport solidifies your status...

 as a citizen of the United Kingdom. In this article we’ll walk you through each essential step of the British passport application process, from understanding eligibility criteria to gathering required...

No-Notice Citizenship Deprivation Under the Nationality and Borders Act 2022
By Anna Bregstein - Immigration Barrister

This blog is no stranger to the increasing number of challenges against citizenship deprivations. Despite the absence of Home Office data since 2019, ‘transparency data’, Freedom of Information requests and...

 sporadic national security reports suggest a sharp rise and a corresponding increase in the number of challenges.  The controversial dispensation of the requirement to give notice was intensely debated...

Update on British Citizenship for Children of EEA Nationals
By Jasmine Theilgaard - Immigration Barrister

In our previous article, we discussed the complexities arising from the case of R (on the application of Roehrig) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 31 (Admin) for children of EEA nationals...

 and their potential claims to British citizenship. This case raised the question of whether the Secretary of State had been correct to treat children born before  2 October 2000 to EU citizens residing in...

More Guidance on British Citizenship Deprivation Appeals
By Alex Papasotiriou - Immigration Barrister

In its judgment in Chimi (deprivation appeals; scope and evidence) Cameroon [2023] UKUT 00115 (IAC), published on 19 May 2023, the Upper Tribunal again provided guidance on deprivation of British citizenship appeals,...

 particularly their scope and the evidence that the Tribunal can consider. The headnote of the judgment reads: (1) A Tribunal determining an appeal against a decision taken by the respondent under s40(2)...

Applying for a Replacement Naturalisation or Registration Certificate
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

In this post, we explain how to apply for a replacement naturalisation or registration certificate when an original naturalisation or registration certificate is lost, damaged or stolen. What Is a Naturalisation...

 or Registration Certificate? Where there is no automatic claim to British citizenship, naturalisation and registration are the legal processes through which a child or an adult can become a British...

Regaining British Citizenship After Renouncing It
By Isabella Reynard - Immigration Barrister

This post focuses on how to regain your British citizenship after renouncing it. There are a number of reasons why you may decide to renounce your British citizenship, including if you wish to gain a nationality...

 or citizenship of a country that does not permit dual citizenship or multiple nationalities.   Following renunciation of your British citizenship, you will receive a declaration of renunciation. But, how...

Shamima Begum: The Special Immigration Appeals Commission’s Judgment of 22 February 2023
By Alex Papasotiriou - Immigration Barrister

On 22 February 2023, the judgment of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission in the appeal of Shamima Begum against the Home Secretary’s decision to deprive her of her British citizenship was published. Due...

 to SIAC’s function and the nature of the appeals before it, only the OPEN judgment is published. SIAC also considered CLOSED materials, namely sensitive information that it is not in the interests of...

A Guide to Making a Windrush Scheme Application
By Richmond Chambers -

The Windrush scheme was enacted against the backdrop of the Windrush scandal and therefore, to understand why the current scheme exists, who it aims to help and what issues it seeks to resolve, an...

 understanding of the legal and historical background might be helpful. A detailed look at the history behind the Windrush scandal is largely beyond the scope of this article and, in any event, has been explored in detail...

Upper Tribunal Guidance on Deprivation of British Citizenship Appeals
By Alex Papasotiriou - Immigration Barrister

In its judgment published on 20 October 2022 in Berdica (Deprivation of citizenship: consideration) [2022] UKUT 00276 (IAC), the Upper Tribunal considered further the Tribunal’s jurisdiction and approach to deprivation...

 of British citizenship appeals, following the Supreme Court’s judgement in Begum v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 7 and the Upper Tribunal’s own consolidated guidance in...
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