British Citizenship – Life In The UK Test

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How to become a British Citizen

1. First, let me explain clearly that one may be a British citizen in two major ways.

The simplest way so far is by “descent”. This is gained when one’s parents are British citizens, this type of citizenship can not be passed on to your own children.

The second and more complex form of being a citizen of Britain is called “otherwise than by descent” sounds kind of funny right? This citizenship is gained in your own right, this is the kind of citizenship you can pass on to your children. Trust me this is really how it is.

2 Now for those of us who have no British aunts or grand-uncle’s friend’s mother to adopt us, we can try to obtain British citizenship through NATURALIZATIONIf you are eighteen years or older and have lived in the United Kingdom for the last five years or more legally and have not been out of the U.K. within those five years, if you can communicate in English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic, if you have “good character”, and you meet the residential requirements you may be able to apply for naturalization as a British citizen. Eventually when you are really deep in the process you will be tested on how well you know about living in the United Kingdom and you will need to have read a book about life in the U.K. which is recommended to pass your test. This Kind of citizenship if obtained can be passed to your children and this is an example of what the term “otherwise than by descent” means in the British “immigration language”.

3 MARRIAGE. This is the most common. If you are married to a British citizen or a European Economic Area (EEA) national and you have lived in the U.K. for three years or over you may apply for naturalization as a British citizen. Intense interviewing and proof of genuine union is required.

4 Another option is REGISTRATION. This is when other British nationals who are not yet citizens get to register as British overseas citizens, British protected persons or British subjects with no other nationality or if you were born in the U.K. to a British mother before 1983 or born on or after 1983 and have lived in the U.K. for 10 years or more. This is another example of “otherwise than by descent” because you will be able to pass this kind of citizenship to your child.

5 Finally citizens of European Economic Areas (EEA) like Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Iceland, Irish Republic and many more and their family members can pretty much be considered British citizens when they live in Britain because they have every privilege a British citizen has.

Earned citizenship policy will no longer be introduced

1. First, let me explain clearly that one may be a British citizen in two major ways.

The simplest way so far is by “descent”. This is gained when one’s parents are British citizens, this type of citizenship can not be passed on to your own children.

The second and more complex form of being a citizen of Britain is called “otherwise than by descent” sounds kind of funny right? This citizenship is gained in your own right, this is the kind of citizenship you can pass on to your children. Trust me this is really how it is.

2 Now for those of us who have no British aunts or grand-uncle’s friend’s mother to adopt us, we can try to obtain British citizenship through NATURALIZATIONIf you are eighteen years or older and have lived in the United Kingdom for the last five years or more legally and have not been out of the U.K. within those five years, if you can communicate in English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic, if you have “good character”, and you meet the residential requirements you may be able to apply for naturalization as a British citizen. Eventually when you are really deep in the process you will be tested on how well you know about living in the United Kingdom and you will need to have read a book about life in the U.K. which is recommended to pass your test. This Kind of citizenship if obtained can be passed to your children and this is an example of what the term “otherwise than by descent” means in the British “immigration language”.

3 MARRIAGE. This is the most common. If you are married to a British citizen or a European Economic Area (EEA) national and you have lived in the U.K. for three years or over you may apply for naturalization as a British citizen. Intense interviewing and proof of genuine union is required.

4 Another option is REGISTRATION. This is when other British nationals who are not yet citizens get to register as British overseas citizens, British protected persons or British subjects with no other nationality or if you were born in the U.K. to a British mother before 1983 or born on or after 1983 and have lived in the U.K. for 10 years or more. This is another example of “otherwise than by descent” because you will be able to pass this kind of citizenship to your child.

5 Finally citizens of European Economic Areas (EEA) like Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Iceland, Irish Republic and many more and their family members can pretty much be considered British citizens when they live in Britain because they have every privilege a British citizen has.

In what is said to be the first major speech by the Home Secretary with regards to immigration, she has committed to changing the current government policy and amongst other things she aims to ensure that UK is only available to those who are seen as to be the brightest and the best. The Home Secretary spoke to an audience consisting of key immigration partners at London’s Policy Exchange where she restated the government’s commitment to reducing net migration to the tens of thousands by the end of this Parliament, clarifying that this cannot be done through the current points-based system alone.

She announced the government’s approach to reforming the settlement rules including a formal decision not to pursue the so called “earned citizenship” policy.

This earned citizenship was planned to come into effect in July 2011 and concerned the path to settlement and British citizenship. However, it will no longer be introduced.

In the light of this, the UK Border Agency has said that further announcements and developments with regards to this issue will be announced in due course. Meanwhile, the existing rules and requirements for settlement and obtaining citizenship continue to remain in place.

Amongst many things, the Home Secretary has prioritised her focus points as follows:

-          To encourage an increase in the number of entrepreneurs and investors to enter the UK

-          Ending the abuse of the student route

-          Shortening the link between applicants who enter the UK on a temporarily basis and permanent settlement

The Home Secretary clearly stated that the government is determined in increasing the number of high-value migrants who come to the UK, examples include investors and research scientists. Furthermore, employers must be encouraged to fill vacant jobs with those who are unemployed and already in the UK.

When concluding her speech, she admitted that it would be a difficult task to reduce the net migration from its current level of hundreds of thousands to that of the government’s aim which is tens of thousands.   05.11.2010