British nationality law

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British nationality law is the body of legal rules that governs how British citizenship and other forms of British nationality are acquired, lost, and transmitted.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legal system ⓘ
nationality law ⓘ
public law ⓘ
administeredBy Home Office ⓘ
UK Visas and Immigration ⓘ
appliesTo British Overseas Territories ⓘ
Crown Dependencies ⓘ
linked to: Crown dependencies

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom
cameIntoMajorEffect 1 January 1983 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
definesConcept British citizen ⓘ
linked to: British citizenship

British nationality by descent ⓘ
British nationality otherwise than by descent ⓘ
deprivation of citizenship ⓘ
dual nationality ⓘ
indefinite leave to remain ⓘ
naturalisation as a British citizen ⓘ
registration as a British citizen ⓘ
renunciation of citizenship ⓘ
right of abode ⓘ
settled status ⓘ
governs British National (Overseas) ⓘ
British Overseas Territories citizenship ⓘ
British Overseas citizenship ⓘ
British citizenship ⓘ
British protected person status ⓘ
British subject status ⓘ
acquisition of British nationality ⓘ
loss of British nationality ⓘ
transmission of British nationality ⓘ
historicalPrecursor British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 ⓘ
British subject status under imperial law ⓘ
jurisdiction Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
language English ⓘ
legalBasis Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 ⓘ
British Nationality Act 1948 ⓘ
British Nationality Act 1981 ⓘ
Immigration Act 1971 ⓘ
Immigration Act 2014 ⓘ
Nationality and Borders Act 2022 ⓘ
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ
reformedBy British Nationality Act 1948 ⓘ
British Nationality Act 1981 ⓘ
relatedTo Commonwealth citizenship ⓘ
European Union law (historically) ⓘ
United Kingdom immigration law ⓘ
subjectTo 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons ⓘ
1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness ⓘ
international human rights law ⓘ

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British Overseas Territories Act 2002 → subject → British nationality law ⓘ
Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom) → relatedTo → British nationality law ⓘ
British nationality law → definesConcept → British nationality by descent ⓘ
linked to: British nationality law
British Nationality Act 1981 → containsPart → Part III – British Overseas Citizenship ⓘ
linked to: British nationality law
Isle of Man passports → governingLaw → British nationality law ⓘ
British people → citizenshipGrantedBy → British nationality law ⓘ
Palestine Citizenship Order 1925 → relatedTo → British nationality law ⓘ
British National (Overseas) → categoryWithin → British nationality law ⓘ
British protected person status → legalSystem → British nationality law ⓘ
British protected person status → relatedTo → British nationality law ⓘ
BOTC → partOf → British nationality law ⓘ
British Dependent Territories citizenship → governedBy → British nationality law ⓘ
subject linked to: BDTC
Titles Deprivation Act 1917 → relatedTo → British nationality law ⓘ