What effect does British immigration have on children?

1. Nationality of children: Can children born in Britain automatically acquire British nationality?

I can't.

Although the laws of the United States and Canada stipulate that people born in their own countries can automatically acquire nationality, this is not entirely correct in Britain.

Generally speaking, whether a child can obtain British citizenship depends on his parents' status in Britain:

If a child was born in the UK, one of his parents had acquired British nationality or permanent residency, then the child can automatically acquire nationality;

If neither parent has obtained permanent residency or British nationality at the birth of the child, the child can obtain British nationality by registration when either parent has obtained permanent residency or nationality;

If you immigrate to Britain after the birth of your child, you will have to wait until your parents get permanent residency.

2. Children's further education: the pressure on British children to go to school.

Under the influence of exam-oriented education in China, extra-curricular time from primary school to high school is always occupied by cram schools, and students and parents are overwhelmed by endless test questions and endless classes. Coupled with the uneven distribution of quality education resources, many good schools have to squeeze their heads to enter, and now even the best kindergartens have to be interviewed.

Let's look at Britain. Junior high school also finishes school at three or four o'clock, with less homework and fewer exams, which is simply the dream of China students. But is it really easy to go to school in England? The answer is no.

The teaching quality of public schools in Britain is much worse than that of private schools, and grammarschool is relatively difficult to enter. For China students, private schools have become a good choice.

However, private schools have very high requirements for the all-round development of students' comprehensive quality. They must learn at least one second foreign language and participate in various sports activities and community activities. At the same time, good private schools have high requirements for academic performance. In other words, it is not easy for students to actively participate in various extracurricular activities while ensuring good grades. On the contrary, students need to put more thoughts on balancing their studies and extracurricular activities in order to achieve all-round development.

3. Children's learning problems: Can children adapt to the school environment after immigration?

Many parents are afraid that their children will not adapt to the English reading environment and it will be difficult for them to integrate into the social circle of local students.

For children born in the UK, it is no problem to adapt to the education in the UK, but for children who studied in China for some time before emigrating with their parents, it does take a little time to adapt to the schools in the UK, but it is definitely not difficult.

First of all, the school will certainly provide corresponding help. Since most schools in Britain teach in small classes, it is easier for teachers to help students in a targeted way.

Secondly, parents must encourage their children to make more confident friends, communicate with teachers and classmates, and treat British education with a more open and inclusive attitude. After all, the learning environment in which children live and the knowledge they get in contact with in and out of class are far from those in China.