Sage-Tips

Can British citizenship by birth be revoked?

Under Section 40(2) of the British Nationality Act,1981 the SSHD ( Secretary of State for the Home Department) can deprive a British citizen of their nationality, even if they are British citizens by birth if to do so will not make them stateless ( they may have or be entitled to another nationality for example), if it …

Can you lose your British citizenship?

If you have British citizenship, you can’t usually be deported or lose your citizenship. You can’t apply for citizenship if you’ve already been found guilty of a serious criminal offence.

Can you be both British and Irish citizen?

If you are an eligible British citizen, you may be permitted to hold both a British and Irish passport. If you can provide evidence of your claim to Irish citizenship, you will be able to hold both passports. Not all countries allow dual citizenship, but Ireland and the UK are two of the countries that do.

What nationality are you if born in Northern Ireland?

British
Key facts

Population	1.88 million people (estimated at 30 June 2018)
Capital city	Belfast
Nationality and citizenship	British, Irish or both
Language(s)	English, Irish, Ulster Scots, British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL)
Weather	Northern Ireland forecast

Can I get an Irish passport if I was born in Northern Ireland?

If you were born in Ireland before 1 January 2005, you are an Irish citizen by birth. If you were born in Northern Ireland before 1 January 2005, you are entitled to claim Irish citizenship. This means that you can choose to be an Irish citizen and apply for an Irish passport if you want to.

Are you British if born in Northern Ireland?

Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom and the British Nationality Act 1981 generally considers that a person born in the UK will be a British citizen by birth if one of their parents was either a British citizen or settled in the UK at the time of birth.

Are people in Northern Ireland considered British?

The people of Northern Ireland are British in terms of citizenship status under the UK nationality laws and also under the political constitution of being an integral part of the United Kingdom. You’re confusing the British as a geocultural nomenclature with the legislative and political nomenclature.

Are you automatically a British citizen if born in Northern Ireland?

The government said the British Nationality Act ruled that anyone born in Northern Ireland was automatically British, until such time as they renounce that citizenship. On Monday, Ms DeSouza accused the UK Government of failing to implement the provisions of the Belfast Agreement into UK domestic law.

Can you have dual citizenship in Ireland and Northern Ireland?

Dual Citizenship Northern-Ireland. Northern Ireland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and also cooperates with the rest of Ireland. Those born in Northern Ireland, for the most part, are entitled to UK and/or Irish citizenship pursuant to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement between the British and Irish governments.

What happened to British citizenship in Ireland after 1922?

When the Irish Free State left the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1922, the existing status of “British subject” was, from the point of view of British nationality law, left unaffected.

Are people of Northern Ireland entitled to identify as Irish or British?

The first-tier immigration and asylum tribunal ruled in his favour, saying that under the terms of the Good Friday agreement people of Northern Ireland were in a unique position within the United Kingdom and could identify themselves as Irish or British, or both.