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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...

How to Register for British Citizenship With Another British Nationality
By Anna Bregstein - Immigration Barrister

For many individuals holding statuses such as British Overseas Territories Citizen, British Nationals (Overseas), British Overseas Citizen, British Subject, or British Protected Person, the prospect of...

 becoming a British Citizen holds significant importance and opportunity. In this article, we delve into the nuances of section 4(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981, examining eligibility to register as a British...

Registering a UK Born Child as a British Citizen After 10 Years
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

If you do not qualify for British citizenship automatically, you may be eligible to apply for Registration as a British citizen, either by way of an entitlement or on a discretionary basis.  In this...

 article we explore entitlement to registration as a British citizen for those born in the UK on or after 1 January 1983 and who have spent the first 10 years of their life in the UK. What Are the Requirements for...

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...

Indefinite Leave to Remain vs. British Citizenship Explained
By Rosanna Atkinson - Legal Associate

In this post, we discuss the similarities and differences between Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) and Naturalisation as a British Citizen. Understanding these two paths to residency and citizenship is crucial for...

 anyone navigating the complex landscape of UK immigration law. Indefinite Leave to Remain, or ILR, grants individuals the right to reside in the UK without immigration time restrictions. On the other hand,...

Applying Begum Principles to Non-National Security Deprivation Appeals
By Alex Papasotiriou - Immigration Barrister

In its OPEN Judgment in D5, D6 & D7 v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Deprivation/exclusion – Substantive) SC/176/2020, SC/177/2020 & SC/178/2020, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC),...

 confirmed that the principles laid out in (Begum) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission [2021] UKSC 7  regarding deprivation appeals apply, not only to national security cases, but generally...

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...

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

Under the British Nationality Act 1981, those born in the UK will be a British citizen if at the time of their birth either parent is a British citizen or settled in the UK or a qualifying territory. The question...

 of whether a child of an EEA national in the UK would be automatically British therefore hinges on whether that EEA national would be considered ‘settled’ in the UK. This can be a complex question, as...

Naturalisation as a British Citizen When Married to a British Citizen
By Isabella Reynard - Immigration Barrister

If you are at least 18 years old and hold indefinite leave to remain or a right of permanent residence in the UK, you may be able to apply to naturalise as a British citizen. The requirements for naturalisation...

 as a British citizen will differ depending upon whether or not you are married to a British citizen. This post will only set out the requirements for those married to a British citizen at the time of...

British Citizenship for Children of Unmarried Parents
By Isabella Reynard - Immigration Barrister

Historically, if a father was not married to a child’s mother, he could not pass on his British nationality automatically to his child. This meant that if a child was considered “illegitimate” and had a British...

 father, they could not acquire their citizenship unless the mother was British or settled. This was the case even if the child was born in the UK. Whilst somewhat surprising, the entitlements owed to a...

Excessive Absences in an Application for Naturalisation
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

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...

 will need to demonstrate their commitment and future intentions to have their principal home in the UK before they can naturalise as a British citizen.  They will also need to satisfy an absence...

British citizenship after obtaining EU Settled Status
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

EU Settled Status is a relatively new form of indefinite leave to remain (ILR) for which EEA nationals and family members have to apply by 30 June 2021 or submit an eligible late application.  In this post we look...

 at how to obtain British citizenship after obtaining EU Settled Status. A route to ILR not requiring lawful residence EU Settled Status applications assess the continuous residence of the EEA national or...
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