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  2. British nationality law - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Countries of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    [32] [33] This has been used to explain why first-, second- and third-generation immigrants are more likely to describe themselves as British, rather than English, Northern Irish, Scottish or Welsh, because it is an "institutional, inclusive" identity, that can be acquired through naturalisation and British nationality law; the vast majority of ...

  4. Commonwealth citizen - Wikipedia

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    Map showing countries listed in the British Nationality Act 1981, which makes citizens of these countries Commonwealth citizens in the UK. Commonwealth citizenship is acquired by virtue of being a citizen of a Commonwealth member state [17] or, in the United Kingdom, a country listed in Schedule 3 of the British Nationality Act 1981.

  5. Wikipedia : Nationality of people from the United Kingdom

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    [2] [3] Despite having the same citizenship status in this legal sense, the way in which British individuals self-identify and talk about nationality is more complex, often or usually being based on which of the constituent countries they have connections to. This is why it can be difficult to determine the best way to describe the nationality ...

  6. Foreign-born population of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The foreign-born population of the United Kingdom includes immigrants from a wide range of countries who are resident in the United Kingdom.In the period January to December 2017, there were groups from 25 foreign countries that were estimated to consist of at least 100,000 individuals residing in the UK (people born in Poland, India, Pakistan, Romania, the Republic of Ireland, Germany ...

  7. British people - Wikipedia

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    British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, [22] are the citizens of the United Kingdom, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies. [23] [24] [25] British nationality law governs modern British citizenship and nationality, which can be acquired, for instance, by descent from British nationals.

  8. British Nationality Act 1948 - Wikipedia

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    The British Nationality Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 56) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom on British nationality law which defined British nationality by creating the status of "Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies" (CUKC) as the sole national citizenship of the United Kingdom and all of its colonies.

  9. Visa requirements for British citizens - Wikipedia

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    When in a country where there is no British embassy, British citizens may get help from the embassy of any other commonwealth country present in that country. There are also informal arrangements with some other countries, including New Zealand and Australia, to help British nationals in some countries.