How can I get British citizenship?

The British government has different conditions and regulations on the entry and residence of people with different identities:

1. Non-visa nationals who enter the UK without a visa.

1 British citizen) (BC): Free to enter and leave the UK, working and living for a long time, not subject to British immigration laws.

2 Returned residents with permanent residency in the UK may enter the UK visa-free if they have stayed in the UK for no more than two years and have not accepted the government's departure at public expense, and the purpose of entering the UK is to return to China or settle down;

Nationals of the European Union or the European Economic Area can enter the UK visa-free.

Citizens of the United States, Canada, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and other countries and regions can enter the UK visa-free, but this does not mean that they are not subject to the control of British immigration laws and can stay and work in the UK for a long time.

(2) Visa National is controlled by British immigration law. In any case, such people need a visa to enter Britain. After entering the country, you can leave the country and re-enter whether you need a visa or not. They can leave and re-enter within the time limit allowed by legal residence and multiple visas.

A under the control of British immigration law, with limited stay time or other restrictions:

1 visitors

Tourists: People who travel for business or personal purposes may be allowed to enter the UK after obtaining an entry visa to the UK.

2 students:

Prepare for future students and students. If the application for an entry visa is approved, you can enter the UK and freely enter and leave the UK within the approved residence period;

Children of 3 students and accompanying students

A person who studies, receives training, works or stays in Britain for a temporary purpose. Their/kloc-unmarried non-British children under the age of 0/8 include biological children. Both adopted children and adopted children can apply for visas to come to Britain to reunite with their parents. The visa period is the same as that of their parents.

4 Working Holiday Makers and Aupairs, mainly young citizens from the Federal District (17-27 years old), can apply for entry and come to work in the UK for holidays: the duration of such visas shall not exceed two years. Or some countries are dominated by Europe, and independent unmarried people aged between 17-27 can apply for a visa to study English in the UK on the grounds of "reciprocal students", and generally get a residence permit of up to 12 months, but they are not allowed to work. At the end of the first year, you can apply for a second year, not exceeding two years at most. Domestic helpers should not work more than five hours a day and have two days off every week.

5 Work Permit Holder Work Permit Holder: Employers in the UK apply to the Ministry of Labour for a work permit in advance and can apply for a visa to work and stay in the UK with documents. Residence is usually approved at the time of entry, and the time depends on the deadline issued by the Ministry of Labor. If the work permit is not interrupted, the employer can be changed with the consent of the Ministry of Labor. Servant-a servant who has been employed before coming to England. When an employer comes to England, he can apply for a servant to enter England.

Freelancer's license is free.

Freelancer: The following people, without a work permit, must apply for a visa to work in the UK:

Come to England on business.

To do business in the UK, set up a company, or partner with others to do business in the UK, if the Immigration Bureau is satisfied with the applicant's conditions, it generally needs to invest 200,000 pounds of its own funds. For joint-stock enterprises, you need more than half of the shares and you can get a visa to come to the UK. When you enter the country for the first time, most of the immigration authorities will give you a one-year residence period.

8 Retirement, independence

One of the husband and wife should be over 60 years old and have sufficient proof that they should have no less than 250,000 pounds of non-labor income every year. He also needs to prove that he is closely related to Britain. For example, if he has lived in the UK before, received education, or has a close relative who has settled in the UK, he can apply to come and stay in the UK.

9 refugees (refugees)

No matter how to enter the country, refugees apply for refugee status in the UK, and if approved by the Ministry of the Interior, they can obtain permanent residence status.

10 patients

Relevant certificates issued by doctors show that patients have the ability to seek medical treatment at their own expense, and there is no such treatment in the host country. Therefore, they can apply for treatment in the UK on the grounds of "staying in the hospital", and the duration of the residence permit depends on the expected treatment time.

It is governed by British immigration law, but it can stay indefinitely.

1 Children of British citizens

/kloc-Non-British children of British citizens under the age of 0/8 include biological children. Stepchildren and adopted children can apply for visas to come to Britain to reunite with their parents.

Spouses and unmarried and minor children of people who have settled in Britain.

People who have settled in Britain can apply for visas for their spouses and unmarried and underage children (below 18) if they can prove that they have enough financial ability to support themselves and their families. You must have an entry visa when you enter the country. He (she) can enter the country with his married partner, or he (she) can enter the country alone to meet the latter.

The fiance (wife) of a person who has settled in Britain.

People who have settled in the UK can apply for a visa to bring their fiance (wife) to the UK to get married if they can prove that they have enough financial ability to support themselves and their families. Generally speaking, the time limit for applying for an entry permit is six months, and they can apply for an extension.

/kloc-close relatives who have settled in Britain under 0/8.

People who have settled in Britain can apply for entry visas for their relatives to settle and reunite in Britain; /kloc-close relatives under the age of 0/8: If there is no one to take care of them, they can be allowed to settle in the UK.

B. Permanent residence (leaving or entering residence indefinitely)

You can obtain permanent residency in the UK in the following ways:

1 British citizens and non-British citizens with permanent residency and their children.

Marriage: After the spouse of a British citizen legally resides in the UK and gets married, as long as the newlyweds meet the requirements of the Ministry of the Interior, they can obtain a permanent residence permit.

3. People who come to Britain to reunite with their settled relatives:

The relatives referred to include:-parents-grandparents-/kloc-children below 0/8 or/kloc-children above 0/8-sisters-uncles-aunts-/close relatives below 0/8.

People with work permits, people who do not need to apply for work permits, businessmen, retirees and independents:

5 Refugees: If you stay in the UK as a refugee, with the approval of the internal government, you can immediately obtain permanent residency in the UK with your family;

6 EU citizens and residence permit holders (EU or EEA), nationals and residence permit holders)

People whose grandparents were born in Britain: if they are citizens of EU member States, they can find a job in Britain and obtain permanent residency after staying in the UK for four years;

I have lived in England for ten years.

Ten-year rule (19999) If the Ministry of the Interior informs you to leave the country, but you hide in the UK, this period of time cannot be counted as ten years, because the stay is illegal.

The other nine people (the discretion of the Home Secretary outside the rules) obtained the permanent residency in the UK with the permission of the Home Secretary.

If the child was born in the UK and is under 18 years old, parents can stay in the UK as children.

British citizen)

Conditions for acquiring British citizenship:

1 Date of birth:

(1) Born in the UK to parents who are either British citizens or permanent residents;

(2) Born in Britain, parents are not legally married, but the mother is a British citizen or has settled in Britain.

(3) Abandoning babies. Unless there is evidence to the contrary, they will be regarded as British citizens.

2 blood source:

Children of British citizens born abroad can obtain British citizenship, but only the first generation of children born abroad can obtain British citizenship after 1982 12 3 1.

3 Registration:

(1) was born in Britain, and his parents were not British citizens or permanent residents at the time of birth. If parents later become British citizens or permanent residents, they can register for naturalization before they are minors.

(2) Born in the UK, but parents are not British citizens or permanent residents, and have lived in the UK for ten years continuously, they can register for naturalization.

(3) I or my father was born in the UK and was naturalized or registered as a naturalized person according to British law 198 1.

(4) Adoption of children: adopted by British citizens or citizens of the Great Commonwealth countries in the Channel Islands before the age of minor, with a formal court adoption order. You can register British citizenship and settle in the UK.

(5) Registration and Naturalization of British Nationality (Hong Kong) Bill 1990, referred to as the right of abode in Britain. You can get British citizenship.

(6) In addition, when the British law came into effect on June 1 983 65438+1October1,all British citizens except the two types of treasury of Great Commonwealth citizens and the right of abode in the UK (commonly known as * * * with market seal) automatically became British citizens (BC).

4 naturalization (naturalization)

Naturalized under the British Nationality Act. You can get British citizenship.