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| Subject: Re: Does eligibility for a British passport mean I already have British citizenship?
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Posted on: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:46:07 BST
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> Hello. I am a Canadian citizen, eligible to apply for a British
> passport through my Mother given the April 2003 update to the British
> Citizenship laws (see "Prior to 1983" section at
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_nationality_law). I've read a
> great deal on the web about eligibility, different types of British
> citizenship and the steps to obtain a British passport. I have two
> questions
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> QUESTIONS:
> 1. Does my eligibility to apply for a British passport mean that I am
> already a British Citizen? Or... do I need to apply separately for
> British citizenship before I can apply for a British passport?
> 2. Is obtaining a British passport the first and only step I need to
> take to live and work in England?
>
> Thanks in advance!
The new law does allow you to obtain British Citizenship and a full British
passport.
You do not become a British Citizen until you claim it, unless you are
resident in the UK.
When you get a passport marked 'British Citizen' you can live and work in
any EC country.
Be aware that some countries do not permit their citizens to be citizen of
other countries.
--
William Black
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.
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