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Who Can Be a Referee in a British Citizenship Application?
By Richmond Chambers -

When making an application to become a British citizen, one of the most important requirements that will be encountered is in relation to the rules surrounding the selection of referees. Given the nature of...

 this application, and the Home Office’s view (expressed in their guidance) that applying for citizenship “is not an entitlement” but rather a privilege, it should come as no surprise that strict...

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...

Is Your Child Eligible for British Citizenship?
By Richmond Chambers -

We frequently receive enquiries asking, ‘My child was born in the UK, can they become a British citizen?’ In this post we will explore whether a child born in the UK can qualify as a British citizen and...

 the routes available to register a child as a British citizen. If a child was born in the UK and at the time of their birth, and if either of their parents were British citizens themselves or settled in the UK,...

Updated Guidance on Registration of Children as British Citizens by Discretion
By Richmond Chambers -

Section 3(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (‘the Act’) states that:  ‘If while a person is a minor an application is made for his registration as a British citizen, the Secretary of State may, if...

 he thinks fit, cause him to be registered as such a citizen.’  This is known as registration by discretion. The factors guiding the exercise of discretion are set out in the Home Office policy guidance. This...

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