Free Movement: Revised Guidance on Section 4L British Nationality Act 1981: The Romein Principle
January 25, 2023
On 14 October 2022, the UK Home Office released a second iteration of their caseworker guidance for handling applications to register as a British citizen in special circumstances (section 4L, inserted by the Nationality Act Borders Act 2022). Section 4L opens up significant possibilities for claims of British citizenship, including those born in a foreign country before 1988 with a UK-born grandmother and many other cases. Senior Manager Alexander Finch analyses the possibility of an application under section 4L British Nationality Act 1981 using the Romein principle.
Read the article in Free Movement: “Revised guidance on section 4L British Nationality Act 1981: the Romein principle.”
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