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The British Nationality Act (BNA 1981) allows individuals to naturalise under either section 6(1) or 6(2) of the Act. Section 6(2) applies where an individual is married to a British citizen. An Applicant...
In this first or two posts, we provide an overview of the quickest ways to obtain indefinite leave to remain (ILR) status in the UK. Other routes, such as the 5, 10, 20 year routes to settlement and how dependants...
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...
Those who make an application for naturalisation as a British citizen under section 6 of the British Nationality Act 1981 must, in addition to other requirements as to immigration status and character, satisfy...
In this post we answer some of the questions that are most frequently asked by individuals who previously resided in the UK with Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) and now wish to return following a period of absence. (1)...
The entitlement of adopted children to British citizenship is not a straightforward matter. In some circumstances, adopted children are British citizens automatically from the date of their adoption. In others, the...
If you are at least 18 years old and have been granted indefinite leave to remain or have acquired a right of permanent residence in the UK, you may be eligible to apply for British Citizenship by Naturalisation....
The Hong Kong BN(O) Household Member Visa is an immigration route for adult children (aged 18 or over) of a BN(O) Status Holder or a BN(O) Status Holder’s partner, born on or after 1 July 1997, to live, work and...
The British Nationality Act 1981 allows individuals to naturalise as a British citizen under section 6(1) or 6(2) of the Act. Although there are strict absence requirements, the Home Office may exercise discretion...
We are currently receiving many enquiries about the need for Biometric Residence Permits or cards (BRPs) from people who have held indefinite leave to remain for many years, often evidenced by stamps in...
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as British citizenship by Double Descent for those born after 01 January 1983. If you were born outside the UK, and so was your British parent, you are unlikely to be British...
This is the third post in a series of blogs regarding recent developments in case law on overstaying and applying for settlement, also known as indefinite leave to remain (‘ILR’), on the basis of 10 years long...
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