SCHEDULES
C1SCHEDULE 1 Requirements for Naturalisation
Interpretation
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1
This paragraph applies for the purposes of this Schedule.
2
A person has qualifying temporary residence leave if—
a
the person has limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, and
b
the leave is granted for a purpose by reference to which a grant of probationary citizenship leave may be made.
3
A person has probationary citizenship leave if—
a
the person has limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, and
b
the leave is of a description identified in rules under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1971 as “probationary citizenship leave”,
and the reference in sub-paragraph (2) to a grant of probationary citizenship leave is to be construed accordingly.
4
A person has permanent residence leave if the person has indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.
5
A person has a qualifying CTA entitlement if the person—
a
is a citizen of the Republic of Ireland,
b
last arrived in the United Kingdom on a local journey (within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971) from the Republic of Ireland, and
c
on that arrival, was a citizen of the Republic of Ireland and was entitled to enter without leave by virtue of section 1(3) of the Immigration Act 1971 (entry from the common travel area).
6
A person has a Commonwealth right of abode if the person has the right of abode in the United Kingdom by virtue of section 2(1)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971.
7
A person has a permanent EEA entitlement if the person is entitled to reside in the United Kingdom permanently by virtue of any provision made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
8
A person has a temporary EEA entitlement if the person does not have a permanent EEA entitlement but is entitled to reside in the United Kingdom by virtue of any provision made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
9
A reference in this paragraph to having leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom is to be construed in accordance with the Immigration Act 1971.
Sch. 1 modified (7.11.2002, partly retrospective) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), s. 11