British citizenship

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British citizenship is the legal status that confers full rights of nationality in the United Kingdom, including the right of abode, to individuals who meet specific statutory requirements.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf citizenship ⓘ
nationality status ⓘ
acquisitionMethod adoption under qualifying conditions ⓘ
birth in the United Kingdom to a parent who is a British citizen or settled ⓘ
descent from a British citizen parent ⓘ
naturalisation ⓘ
registration ⓘ
administeredBy UK Home Office ⓘ
allows dual nationality ⓘ
associatedWith Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
coexistsWith British National (Overseas) ⓘ
British Overseas Territories citizenship ⓘ
British Overseas citizenship ⓘ
British protected person status ⓘ
British subject status ⓘ
confers British passport eligibility ⓘ
right of abode in the United Kingdom ⓘ
right to consular assistance from UK diplomatic missions ⓘ
right to enter and leave the United Kingdom without immigration control ⓘ
right to live in the United Kingdom ⓘ
right to stand for election to local government in the UK ⓘ
right to stand for election to the UK Parliament ⓘ
right to study in the United Kingdom ⓘ
right to vote in UK general elections ⓘ
right to vote in UK local elections ⓘ
right to work in the United Kingdom ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy British Nationality Act 1981 ⓘ
deprivationGround conduct seriously prejudicial to the vital interests of the United Kingdom ⓘ
obtained by fraud, false representation or concealment of a material fact ⓘ
effectiveFrom 1983-01-01 ⓘ
grantedBy Home Secretary ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ
legalStatusIn United Kingdom ⓘ
linkedTo right to reside in the Common Travel Area ⓘ
lossMethod deprivation by the Secretary of State ⓘ
renunciation ⓘ
naturalisationRequirement good character ⓘ
intention to make the United Kingdom principal home ⓘ
knowledge of English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
knowledge of life in the United Kingdom ⓘ
minimum residence period in the United Kingdom ⓘ
passportIssuingAuthority His Majesty's Passport Office ⓘ
precededBy Citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies ⓘ
regulatedBy British Nationality Act 1981 ⓘ
Immigration Act 1971 ⓘ
requires oath of allegiance for most naturalisation applicants ⓘ
pledge of loyalty for most naturalisation applicants ⓘ
subtypeOf British nationality ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British nationality law → governs → British citizenship ⓘ
British nationality law → definesConcept → British citizen ⓘ
linked to: British citizenship
British Nationality Act 1948 → introducedConcept → Citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies ⓘ
linked to: British citizenship
British protected person status → isNot → British citizenship ⓘ
British Dependent Territories citizenship → couldBeHeldTogetherWith → British citizenship ⓘ
subject linked to: BDTC