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1307630

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date	12/04/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	British Nationality: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the application process and fee for Irish citizens resident in Northern Ireland who wish to reclaim British citizenship.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	179657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>Officials in my Department are discussing this matter with the Home Office who are responsible for this policy.</p><p> </p><p>An individual who has previously renounced their British citizenship may apply to resume it. Applications are at the Home Secretary’s discretion, and the current published policy guidance sets out expectations about when discretion should normally be exercised.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office regularly reviews the guidance in this regard to ensure that it reflects immigration legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government firmly believes that UK nationality law is consistent with its Belfast/Good Friday Agreement obligations, including the birthright provisions that allow the people of Northern Ireland to hold British or Irish citizenship, or both.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/04/2021 16:26:06 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1126028

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the right to apply for UK citizenship without a fee to people born in the Republic of Ireland and who have lived in the UK for most of their life.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	253726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Under Common Travel Area arrangements Irish citizens have the right to enter and live in the UK without requiring permission. The same right is enjoyed by British citizens in Ireland.</p><p>Those who were born in the Republic of Ireland before 1949 are able to opt for British subject status, which then enables them to register as a British citizen if they wish to do so, based on a period of residence in the United Kingdom. If a person wishes to become a British citizen rather than a British subject, they must make such an application and pay the required fee.</p><p>Irish nationals born after 1949 can become British citizens by naturalisation. Irish nationals are regarded as settled in the UK and so are able to apply for citizenship after 5 years residence in the UK (3 years if the spouse or civil partner of a British citizen). This is a quicker route to citizenship than for other nationals. There are currently no plans to make an assessment of applications for citizenship without a fee.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/05/2019 10:34:36 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1105874

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) terms of reference and (b) time frame are for the review announced by the Prime Minister in Belfast on 5 February 2019 in relation to the rights of Northern Ireland-born Irish citizens to be joined by family members.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	238370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister asked the Home Secretary to work with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to review the issues, not to conduct a formal review. This work is ongoing, and as the Prime Minister has said, a solution which complies with the Belfast Agreement will be set out as soon as possible</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 03/04/2019 17:26:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1029614

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 16 November (HL11562), what the process to register as a British citizen for Irish citizens born before 1983 to English mothers involves; and whether the grant is automatic as in the case of those born after 1983.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL12500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Applications for registration can be made using Form UKM which is availa-ble on the Gov.UK website. The person applying must provide information to show that they would have become a British citizen had women been able to pass on citizenship in the same way as men</p><p>For people born on or after 1 January 1983, citizenship is normally acquired automatically if the person’s mother was a British citizen and born in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/01/2019 17:46:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

964424

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Irish citizens living in the UK with a parent born in the British dominion of Ireland before 1949 are eligible for automatic British citizenship.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	169753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>An Irish citizen whose parent was born in Ireland prior to 1949 would be a British citizen at birth if they were born in the UK before 1983; or born in the UK thereafter at a time when their parent was ordinarily resident here.</p><p>If born outside of the UK after 1949, they would be a British citizen only where their parent retained an ongoing ability to pass on British nationality.</p><p>Where the circumstances above do not apply, they are able to seek naturalisation as a British citizen provided they meet the statutory requirements.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/09/2018 12:08:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

896314

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many citizens of the Republic of Ireland living in the UK have (a) applied for and (b) been granted British citizenship in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	140595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Information on applications for and grants of British citizenship broken down by the applicants’ nationality is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Citizenship volume tables cz_01_q_a and cz_06 at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#citizenship" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#citizenship</a></p><p> </p><p>Please note that the figures are not directly comparable as some applications in a given year may be decided in a later year. However the large majority of decisions are grants.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/05/2018 15:09:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn