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Some sovereign states refuse entry to all citizens of certain states. These restrictions differ from travel visa requirements, which require travelers to obtain permission to enter a country in advance of their travel. With few exceptions, citizens of the states in this list are prohibited from entering the corresponding listed states.
Those who come to the UK under this scheme may claim state benefits if they can show that they intend to make the UK their permanent home. Commonwealth citizens who have the right of abode need to apply for a certificate of entitlement if they want to enter the UK. The certificate is a sticker which is placed inside a non-British passport.
The primary law governing nationality in the United Kingdom is the British Nationality Act 1981, which came into force on 1 January 1983. Regulations apply to the British Islands, which include the UK itself (England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland) and the Crown dependencies (Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man); and the 14 British Overseas Territories.
The daughter of a Canadian soldier and a British-born mother naturalized as a Canadian citizen in 1955, Jackie Scott was refused a citizenship card in 2005. She was born while her father was stationed in England during the war in 1945; her parents were unmarried at the time. [27]
Canada: Visa not required [36] 6 months Visa Free Access only to BOCs with right of abode in the UK. ETA required if arriving by air. Not applicable to BOCs with indefinite leave to remain in the UK. [37] Cape Verde: Visa on arrival [38] Central African Republic: Visa required [39] Chad: Visa required [40] Chile: Visa not required [41] 90 days
BOCs who were Hong Kong residents and had no other nationality on 3 February 1997 may also register for citizenship without UK residence requirements. [53] Applicants who successfully register in this way become British citizens by descent and cannot pass citizenship to their children born outside of the UK. [ 54 ]
Mark Carney may enter the race to succeed Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada’s Liberal Party. He came to prominence in Britain as the man hand-picked by George Osborne to be governor of the Bank ...
The UK currently uses a points-based immigration system. The UK Government can also grant settlement to foreign nationals, which confers on them indefinite leave to remain in the UK, without granting them British citizenship. Grants of settlement are made on the basis of various factors, including employment, family formation and reunification ...