British nationality law
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The primary legislation governing nationality in the United Kingdom is the British Nationality Act 1981, which came into force on 1 January 1983. Its provisions apply to the British Islands and the 14
A British citizenship ceremony in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, 2005
British passport
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The British passport is a travel document issued by the United Kingdom or other British dependencies and territories to individuals holding any form of British nationality. It grants the bearer intern
British nationality law
…protected persons. British protected persons were treated as aliens in the United Kingdom, but both British subjects and protected persons could be issued British passports. Protected persons could not travel to the UK without first requesting permission, but were afforded the same consular protection as British subjects…
Polycarbonate data page of the current Series D British biometric passport
British passport issued in 1924
British passport issued in 1991 prior to the complete changeover to machine-readable European Community passports
European Community passport as introduced in 1988 before the Community became the European Union