Great Britain: Information on whether a non-British man who is married to a woman who holds British nationality is automatically entitled to British nationality
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GBR13593 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Great Britain: Information on whether a non-British man who is married to a woman who holds British nationality is automatically entitled to British nationality, 1 March 1993, GBR13593, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acc030.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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According to a representative of the Consular section of the British High Commission in Ottawa, a non-British man who is married to a woman who holds British nationality is not automatically entitled to British nationality (19 March 1993). Before 1983, a non-British man who was married to a woman holding British nationality would have had to be residing in the United Kingdom for five consecutive years before being able to apply for naturalization as a British national (Ibid.).
After 1983, a non-British man who was married to a woman holding British nationality would have had to be established in the United Kingdom for three consecutive years before being able to apply for naturalization as a British national (Ibid.).
Additional and/or corroborative information on the above subject could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB.
Reference
British High Commission, Ottawa. 19 March 1993. Telephone Interview with Representative.
