What is the difference between UK National and UK citizen?
All British nationals are eligible to be issued with UK passports. However, only British citizens have the automatic right to live and work in the UK. It is extremely important for individuals relocating to the UK to fully understand the rights they have under their passport.
What qualifies you as a UK national?
A British national, or United Kingdom national, is a person who possesses a type of British nationality. This includes anyone who is a: British citizen. British Overseas Territories citizen.
How do I know if I am a British citizen by descent?
If you got British citizenship automatically when you were born. If you were born outside the UK, you are ‘British by descent’. This means you can’t automatically pass on British nationality to your children if they are born outside the UK.
Does having a British passport mean I am a British citizen?
Having a British passport doesn’t mean you’re a citizen either. British citizens, overseas territories citizens, overseas citizens, subjects, nationals (overseas) and protected persons can all apply for a passport.
How long can you stay out of the UK as a British citizen?
You are allowed to spend time outside of the UK so long as these periods of absence do not exceed 6 months at any one time. It does not matter how much time you spend outside of the UK in total during the required 5-year continuous residence period provided you return each time after a maximum of 6 months.
Can I stay in UK if I give birth in the UK?
Being born in the UK doesn’t automatically make a baby a British citizen. … The baby needs to have a parent with British citizenship or settled status in the UK in order to be British. If your baby isn’t a British citizen, they can remain in the UK without making an immigration application.
Can you be deported if you have a child in the UK?
Yes, you can be deported if you have a child in the UK. If your child is under 18 and doesn’t have their own indefinite leave to remain and/or has been living with you, they are liable to be deported with you.
Are babies born in the UK automatically citizens?
You’re usually automatically a British citizen if you were both: born in the UK on or after 1 January 1983. born when one of your parents was a British citizen or ‘settled’ in the UK.
Can you claim British citizenship through grandparents?
UK immigration rules allow an automatic claim to British Citizenship if you have a grandparent (and, in rare cases, a great-grandparent) born in the UK. This is known as British Citizenship by descent, or more specifically, British Citizenship by double descent.
Can I become a British citizen if my great grandparents were British?
You can claim British citizenship by double descent if you have a grandparent (and in rare cases a great-grandparent) born in the UK. This is known as double descent. Children under the age of 18 will need to claim citizenship before the age of 18 or they will lose all rights to British nationality.
What does a UK passport entitle you to?
A UK passport can be acquired by those with British citizenship. … You have the right to live and work permanently in the UK, free of immigration controls. You have the right to vote in any elections. You have access to free NHS health care.