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The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
There are 6 different types of British nationality. These are: British…
You can live and work in the UK free of any immigration controls if you’re…
British overseas territories citizenship was called ‘British dependent…
You became a British overseas citizen on 1 January 1983 if both of these…
Until 1949, nearly everyone with a close connection to the United Kingdom…
Someone who was a British overseas territories citizen by connection with…
You would have become a British protected person on 1 January 1983 if you:…
A collection of guidance documents used by UK Visas and Immigration when deciding applications for British nationality.
Form to register a child under 18 as a British subject: form MN4
Immigration staff guidance about British subjects and how to consider applications to acquire that status.
How to apply for British citizenship if you're a British overseas citizen, protected person, subject, national or overseas territories citizen - who's eligible, fees and where to send your application.
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications for customers who hold British subject status.
Having right of abode means you're allowed to live or work in the UK without any immigration restrictions - apply for a certificate of entitlement to prove you have it.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
There are different ways to apply for British citizenship, including ‘naturalisation’. Check your eligibility to apply.
British passport eligibility - types of British nationality, eligibility by marriage or civil partnership, who to contact if you're not sure
Immigration staff guidance for registering British nationals as citizens under the British Nationality Act 1981.
How you can show you know English when you apply for citizenship and to settle in the UK, and when you do not have to
Register for British citizenship or as a British subject if you are a stateless person born on or after 1 January 1983.
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
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