# British Nationality Act 1981, Paragraph 2A

Status: prospective

(1) A person has a qualifying immigration status for the purposes of paragraph 1(2) if the person has—
(a) qualifying temporary residence leave;
(b) probationary citizenship leave;
(c) permanent residence leave;
(d) a qualifying CTA entitlement;
(e) a Commonwealth right of abode; or
(f) a temporary or permanent EEA entitlement.
(2) A person who is required for those purposes to have a qualifying immigration status for the whole of the qualifying period need not have the same qualifying immigration status for the whole of that period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/1/paragraph/2A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-act-1981/schedule-1/paragraph-2A
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