Paragraph 15
United Kingdom
An application under section 10(1) of the Act shall contain information showing—
that the applicant renounced citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies;
that at the time when he renounced it the applicant was, or was about to become, a citizen of a country mentioned in section 1(3) of the British Nationality Act 1948;
that the applicant could not have remained or become such a citizen but for renouncing it or had reasonable cause to believe that he would be deprived of his citizenship of that country unless he renounced it;
that the applicant possessed the requisite qualifying connection with the United Kingdom immediately before commencement or was married before commencement to a person who possessed the requisite qualifying connection with the United Kingdom immediately before commencement or would if living have possessed such a connection;
that the applicant has not previously been registered under section 10(1) of the ActF1; and
where the applicant is aged 10 or over, that he is of good character.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 2 para. 15(f) and word inserted (3.12.2007) by The British Nationality (General and Hong Kong) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3137), regs. 1(1), 4(7)