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What it requires
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Part 1
British Citizenship
2 of 28 sections shown
s.004
Acquisition by registration: certain persons without other citizenship
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must register eligible persons as British citizensCrown / Minister / Government department
s.005
Acquisition by registration: British overseas territories citizens having connection with Gibraltar (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Home Office must register eligible Gibraltarians as British citizensCrown / Minister / Government department
26 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.004
Acquisition by registration: further provision for British overseas territories citizens
s.004
Acquisition by registration: Irish citizens
s.004
Acquisition by registration: certain persons born before 1983
s.004
Acquisition by registration: children of members of the armed forces
s.004
The general conditions
s.004
Person unable to be registered under other provisions of this Act
s.004
Person unable to become citizen automatically after commencement
s.004
Citizen of UK and colonies unable to become citizen at commencement
s.004
Other person unable to become citizen at commencement
s.004
Sections 4E to 4I: supplementary provision
s.004
Acquisition by registration: certain British overseas territories citizens
s.004
Acquisition by registration: special circumstances
s.007
Right to registration by virtue of residence in U.K. or relevant employment. (opens in a new tab)
s.010
Acquisition in connection with immigration rules Appendix EU
Part 2
British overseas territories citizenship
0 of 20 sections shown20 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.017
Registration: remedying inability of mothers to transmit citizenship
s.017
Registration: unmarried fathers; the general conditions
s.017
Person unable to be registered under other provisions of this Act
s.017
Person unable to become citizen automatically after commencement
s.017
Citizen of UK and Colonies unable to become citizen at commencement
s.017
Other person unable to become citizen at commencement
s.017
Sections 17B to 17F: supplementary provision
s.017
Acquisition by registration: descendants of those born in British Indian Ocean Territory
s.017
Acquisition by registration: special circumstances
Part 3
British Overseas Citizenship
0 of 4 sections shown4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 4
British Subjects
0 of 6 sections shown6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 5
Miscellaneous and Supplementary
3 of 25 sections shown
s.036
Provisions for reducing statelessness. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Home Office must implement measures to reduce statelessnessCrown / Minister / Government department
s.041
Registration: requirement to be of good character
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Home Office must ensure citizenship applicants are of good characterCrown / Minister / Government department
s.044
Decisions involving exercise of discretion. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Government must ignore race, colour, or religion in nationality decisionsCrown / Minister / Government department
22 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.040
Deprivation of citizenship: appeal
s.040
Review of power under section 40(4A)
s.042
Registration and naturalisation: fee
s.042
Registration and naturalisation: timing
s.044
Waiver of requirement for full capacity
s.050
Meaning of references to being in breach of immigration laws
s.050
Immigration restrictions to be disregarded in certain cases
Schedules
Schedules
0 of 67 shown67 other schedules
s.sch001
(1) Subject to paragraph 2, the requirements for naturalisation as...
s.sch001
In this Schedule “the relevant territory” has the meaning given...
s.sch001
(1) This paragraph applies for the purposes of this Schedule....
s.sch001
(1) If in the special circumstances of any particular case...
s.sch001
(1) A person has a qualifying immigration status for the...
s.sch001
Subject to paragraph 4, the requirements for naturalisation as a...
s.sch001
Paragraph 2 shall apply in relation to paragraph 3 with...
s.sch001
(1) Subject to paragraph 3(5), a person has a qualifying...
s.sch001
(1) The qualifying period for the purposes of paragraph 1...
s.sch001
(1) Subject to paragraph 6, the requirements for naturalisation as...
s.sch001
(1) If in the special circumstances of any particular case...
s.sch001
Subject to paragraph 8, the requirements for naturalisation as a...
s.sch001
Paragraph 6 shall apply in relation to paragraph 7 with...
s.sch001
(1) For the purposes of this Schedule a person shall...
s.sch002
(1) Where a person born in the United Kingdom after...
s.sch002
(1) Where a person born in a British overseas territory...
s.sch002
(1) A person born in the United Kingdom or a...
s.sch002
(1) A person born in the United Kingdom or a...
s.sch002
(1) A person born outside the United Kingdom and the...
s.sch002
(1) A person born before commencement shall be entitled, on...
s.sch002
If in the special circumstances of any particular case the...
s.sch004
In this Schedule “the 1971 Act” means the Immigration Act...
s.sch004
For “patrial”— (a) where it occurs in the provisions of...
s.sch004
(1) For “certificate of patriality”, wherever (except in section 33(1))...
s.sch004
In section 3(7) of the 1971 Act (powers available where...
s.sch004
In section 8(5) of the 1971 Act, for the words...
s.sch004
In section 25(5) of the 1971 Act (extension of provisions...
s.sch004
In section 33 of the 1971 Act (interpretation)—
s.sch004a
Deprivation of Citizenship without notice: judicial oversight
s.sch004a
Deprivation without notice: application to Special Immigration Appeals Commission
s.sch004a
Deprivation of citizenship without notice: review
s.sch004a
Interpretation
s.sch005
The form of citizenship oath and pledge is as follows...
s.sch005
The form of citizenship oath and pledge is as follows...
s.sch005
The form of citizenship oath is as follows for registration...
s.sch005
The form of citizenship oath is as follows for registration...
s.sch006
Anguilla Bermuda British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory Cayman...
s.sch007
In section 3(3) (persons prohibited from broadcasting whilst on or...
s.sch007
In section 1(3) (person prohibited from harming Antarctic flora and...
s.sch007
In paragraph 3 of Schedule 11 (territorial extent)— in the...
s.sch008
(1) This paragraph applies to any application—
s.sch008
Where a person who has been registered or to whom...
s.sch008
(1) This paragraph applies to a person born less than...
s.sch008
(1) Where— (a) a person has before commencement duly made...
s.sch008
Any application for a certificate of patriality under the Immigration...
s.sch008
Where a person who has been refused a certificate of...
s.sch008
Any appeal under Part II of the Immigration Act 1971...
s.sch008
In relation to appeals against any decision taken or other...
s.sch009
REPEALS (opens in a new tab)
s.schedule/7/crossheading/adoption/act/1976/c/36_par
In section 47(2) (nationality enactments)— (a) in paragraph (a), for...
s.schedule/7/crossheading/adoption/scotland/act/1978
In section 41(2) (nationality enactments)— (a) in paragraph (a), for...
s.schedule/7/crossheading/consular/relations/act/196
In section 1(2) (meaning of certain terms in Schedule 1),...
s.schedule/7/crossheading/diplomatic/privileges/act/
For section 3(2) (disregard, in connection with citizenship of children...
s.schedule/7/crossheading/emergency/laws/reenactment
In section 9 (territorial extent of Part I), in subsection...
s.schedule/7/crossheading/fugitive/offenders/act/196
. . . .
s.schedule/7/crossheading/income/and/corporation/tax
. . . .
s.schedule/7/crossheading/national/health/service/sc
In paragraph 3 of Schedule 10 (territorial extent)—
s.schedule/7/crossheading/solomon/islands/act/1978/c
In section 6 (construction of nationality provisions)—
s.schedule/7/crossheading/state/immunity/act/1978/c/
In section 4(5) (definition of “national of the United Kingdom”),...
14 other provisions
s.para.121
Bermuda
s.para.122
British Antarctic Territory
s.para.123
British Indian Ocean Territory
s.para.124
Cayman Islands
s.para.125
Falkland Islands ...
s.para.126
Gibraltar
s.para.128
Montserrat
s.para.129
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
s.para.131
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
s.para.132
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
s.para.133
The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (that is...
s.para.134
Turks and Caicos Islands
s.para.135
Virgin Islands.
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