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Good Character Guidance for British Citizenship: 2025 Updates

The Home Office’s new good character guidance for British citizenship, published in February 2025, has faced controversy, legal challenges, and uncertainty over promised changes.

Understanding Discretionary Child British Citizenship Applications

In This Article 1. Introduction to Registering a Child as a British Citizen 2. Who Can Apply Under Section 3(1)? 3. Children Adopted Abroad by British Citizen Parents 4. Is Registration as a British Citizen...

British Nationality vs. British Citizenship: Key Differences (Part 2)

In This Article 1. Introduction: Key Differences Between British Nationality and British Citizenship 2. Definition of a British Subject in British Nationality Law 3. Definition of a British National (Overseas)...

High Court Considers Discretionary Registration of Children as British Citizens

In This Article Introduction Discretionary Powers Under Section 3(1) of the BNA 1981 Recent High Court Case: R (OBN) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department High Court’s Findings on Registration of Children...