What is meant by British descent?
Britons – people with British citizenship or of British descent – have a significant presence in a number of countries other than the United Kingdom, and in particular in those with historic connections to the British Empire.
What is citizenship by descent mean?
Citizenship by descent is a means whereby an individual is eligible to claim citizenship if his/her parents, grandparents, or sometimes even great-grandparents hail from a given country.
Does the UK have citizenship by descent?
A British citizen by descent is a person born outside the UK and is acquired if one or both parents are British citizens. This means that you cannot automatically pass on British citizenship to any child who is born abroad.
Is my child a British citizen by descent?
British citizenship is normally automatically passed down one generation to children born outside the UK. For example, you might automatically become a citizen if you’re born outside the UK to a British parent. But your children will not automatically be citizens if they’re born outside the UK.
What is the difference between citizenship by descent and naturalized citizenship?
Citizenship is granted to people who are born to parents who are already citizens of a particular country while naturalization is granted to people who are citizens of another country.
Does a British birth certificate make you a British citizen?
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 I become a British citizen if my 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.
Can I become a British citizen if my great grandparents were British?