Are You a Citizen of Another Country?

Ben Sheldrick, Immigration Managing Partner, joined ABA International Law Section’s Immigration and Naturalization Committee session “Are You a Citizen of Another Country? The Secrets of Citizenship by Ancestry”.

Topics covered by Ben include:

• Legislation
• Benefits
• Acquisition of Citizenship
• Relevant Factors
• Automatic – Born in the UK
• Register – Born in the UK
• Naturalise – Residents in the UK
• Naturalise – Residents and Marriage
• Citizenship and Descent – Born outside of the UK
• Right of Abode
• UK Ancestry Residence
• British National (Overseas) – Hong Kong