Proof of The Right of Abode
The only legally recognised documents proving an individual's right of abode in the UK are the following:
- a UK passport describing the holder as a British citizen or a British subject with the right of abode
- a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode in the UK, which has been issued by the UK government or on its behalf
An individual who has the right of abode in the UK but who does not have a UK passport describing him/her as a British citizen or a British subject with the right of abode can apply for a certificate of entitlement to be affixed inside his/her passport or other travel document. A certificate of entitlement is only valid within the validity of the passport or travel document to which it is attached.
For example, a US citizen who has naturalised as a British citizen can apply for a certificate of entitlement to be affixed inside his or her US passport to prove that he or she is free from immigration restrictions in the UK, rather than obtaining a British passport. A British Overseas Territories Citizen from the British Virgin Islands who is also a British citizen can apply for a certificate of entitlement to be affixed inside his or her British Virgin Islands passport to prove that he or she is free from immigration restrictions in the UK, rather than obtaining a British citizen passport.
However, a dual British and US citizen travelling merely on a US passport affixed with a UK certificate of entitlement may enjoy fewer visa exemptions than if he or she were to travel on British and US passports. For example, when travelling to another EU member state, the European Economic Area or Switzerland, in theory, if an EU citizen can prove his or her nationality satisfactorily by any means (e.g. by presenting an expired EU passport or a citizenship certificate), he or she must be permitted to enter and reside without a visa, although, in practice, border officials in other EU member states may treat the holder as a US citizen and only permit a stay for a maximum of 90 days within a 180 day period as a US citizen.
A certificate of entitlement costs £162 when issued in the UK and £265 when issued outside the UK. This is considerably more expensive than obtaining a British passport (£77.50 for a 10 year adult passport, £49 for a 5 year child passport and free for a 10 year passport for those born on or before 2 September 1929 when issued inside the UK; £128 for a 10 year adult passport, £81.50 for a 5 year child passport and free for a 10 year passport for those born on or before 2 September 1929 when issued outside the UK).
Read more about this topic: Right Of Abode (United Kingdom)
Famous quotes containing the words proof of the, proof of, proof and/or abode:
“The fact that several men were able to become infatuated with that latrine is truly the proof of the decline of the men of this century.”
—Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)
“The source of Pyrrhonism comes from failing to distinguish between a demonstration, a proof and a probability. A demonstration supposes that the contradictory idea is impossible; a proof of fact is where all the reasons lead to belief, without there being any pretext for doubt; a probability is where the reasons for belief are stronger than those for doubting.”
—Andrew Michael Ramsay (1686–1743)
“There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
“A garden has this advantage, that it makes it indifferent where you live. A well-laid garden makes the face of the country of no account; let that be low or high, grand or mean, you have made a beautiful abode worthy of man.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)