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Cyfraith Cenedligrwydd

Dinasyddiaeth Prydeinig, naturoli, amddifadu o ddinasyddiaeth a threftadaeth Windrush.

Cyflwyniad

Mae cyfraith cenedligrwydd yn penderfynu pwy sy'n ddinesydd Prydeinig.

Egwyddorion craidd

1

Citizenship by Birth — A person born in the UK after 1 January 1983 is a British citizen only if at least one parent was a British citizen or settled in the UK (s.1 BNA 1981).

2

Naturalisation — Adults may apply if they meet residency, good character, language, and Life in the UK test requirements (s.6 BNA 1981).

3

Registration — Certain persons have a right to register as British citizens, including minors and persons born stateless.

4

Deprivation of Citizenship — The Home Secretary may deprive a person of citizenship if 'conducive to the public good' and would not render them stateless (s.40 BNA 1981).

5

Right of Abode — British citizens have the right to live in and come freely into and out of the UK (Immigration Act 1971, s.1).

6

Dual Nationality — The UK permits dual nationality.

Statudau allweddol

British Nationality Act 1981

1981

Nationality and Borders Act 2022

2022

Achosion arweiniol

R (Begum) v Secretary of State

[2021] UKSC 7

Senarios cyffredin

Applying for British citizenship

You must have held ILR for 12 months, meet the residency requirement, be of good character, pass the Life in the UK test, and meet the English language requirement.

Child born in the UK to non-British parents

The child is not automatically British but can register if a parent later settles, or at age 10 if they have lived continuously in the UK.

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