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<p> </p><p>In the event of a vote for independence, decisions about UK citizenship
would <br>rest with the UK Government; the basis for entitlement to Scottish citizenship
<br>would be for the government of an independent Scottish state to decide.<br><br>The
UK has historically been tolerant of plural nationalities, and therefore it <br>is
likely that it would be possible for an individual to hold both British and <br>Scottish
citizenship. However, under current rules British citizens living <br>outside the
UK cannot pass their British nationality on more than one <br>generation. So, the
children of British citizens living in an independent <br>Scotland would be British
citizens, but their children and subsequent <br>generations would not be.<br><br>The
government of the continuing UK would also need to consider whether all <br>British
citizens living in Scotland could retain their British citizenship upon <br>independence.
This cannot be guaranteed and could be dependent on any residence <br>requirements
or proof of affinity to the continuing UK. It is not possible to <br>predict now what
the decision of a future government of the continuing UK might <br>be in this area.</p><p>
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