Home Office Naturalisation Guidance
The home office has issued new guidance affecting eu nationals hoping to make british naturalisation applications once they have gained settled status.
Home office naturalisation guidance. Ias john cahill reports. British citizenship nationality guidance a collection of guidance documents used by uk visas and immigration when deciding applications for british nationality. The naturalisation policy guidance is the home office s interpretation of the requirements that british citizenship applicants must meet in naturalisation applications. Naturalisation is not an entitlement.
Published 14 november 2017. The date of application is the date it is received by the home office or the receiving authority. The age of 18 they must apply for british citizenship as adults either by registration if they have an entitlement or by naturalisation. If you re an eu national and you want to find out how this impacts you and your future applications call us on 0333 305 9375 for immediate help and assistance.
Published 27 july 2017 last updated 2 september 2020 show all updates. Apply for citizenship by naturalisation if you live in the channel islands isle of man a british overseas territory or if you live elsewhere and want to apply by post. This guide summarises the legal requirements for applying for naturalisation. New naturalisation guidance affecting applicants with settled status.
This guidance tells home office staff how to consider applications for naturalisation as a british citizen. Automatic acquisition of british citizenship. However the guide an the guidance which naturalisation applicants are advised to read before preparing an application is yet to be changed. It is a matter of law as set out in the british nationality act 1981.
Published 22 march 2019 last updated 17 june 2020 show all updates. Collection citizenship guidance a collection of guidance for british nationality and to obtain evidence to the right of abode in the uk. If the child is aged 10 or over they must be of good character. Published 22 march 2019.