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<p>A person who is of the first generation born outside the United Kingdom to a British
citizen would usually be a British citizen by descent, including where they were born
before 1 January 1983, with a few exceptions.</p><p>The 1981 Act also contains provision
for children born outside the UK to British citizens by descent, who have retained
a close connection to the UK to register as British citizens.</p><p>Since the British
Nationality Act 1981 was introduced amendments have been made to allow children of
unmarried British fathers and children of British mothers, who would have become British
citizens had women been able to pass on their citizenship in the same way as men,
to register as British citizens.</p>
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