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Many Somali children and youths hold British citizenship by birth and they do not even know it. lol Note that British Nationality Law states the following:

From 1 January 1983, a child born in the UK to a parent who is a British citizen or 'settled' in the UK is automatically a British citizen by birth. Only one parent needs to meet this requirement.
"Settled" status usually means the parent is resident in the UK and has the right of abode, or holds Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), or is the citizen of an EU/EEA country and has permanent residence, or otherwise unrestricted by immigration laws to remain in the UK.

Special rules exist for cases where a parent of a child is a citizen of a European Union or European Economic Area member state, or Switzerland. The law in this respect was changed on 2 October 2000 and 30 April 2006.

Before 2 October 2000

In general, before 2 October 2000, any EEA citizen exercising Treaty rights in the United Kingdom was deemed "settled" in the United Kingdom. Hence a child born to that person in the United Kingdom would normally be a British citizen by birth.

2 October 2000 to 29 April 2006

The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations provided that with only a few exceptions, citizens of EU and European Economic Area states were not generally considered "settled" in the UK unless they applied for and obtained permanent residency. This is relevant in terms of eligibility to apply for naturalisation or obtaining British citizenship for UK born children (born on or after 2 October 2000).

30 April 2006 onwards

On 30 April 2006, the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 came into force, with citizens of EEA states and Switzerland automatically acquiring permanent residence after 5 years' residence in the UK exercising Treaty rights.

Children born in the UK to EEA/Swiss parents are normally British citizens automatically if at least one parent has been exercising Treaty rights for five years. If the parents have lived in the UK for less than five years when the child is born, the child may be registered as British under section 1(3) of the British Nationality Act once the parents complete five years' residence

Children born between 2 October 2000 and 29 April 2006 may be registered as British citizens as soon as one parent has completed 5 years' residence exercising Treaty rights in the UK.

Ten year rule

Non-British children with an EEA/Swiss parent may be registered as British once the parent becomes "settled" in the UK under the terms of the Immigration Regulations dealing with EEA citizens.

A separate entitlement exists for any such UK-born child registered as British if they live in the UK until age 10, regardless of their or their parent's immigration status.

unless they applied for and obtained permanent residency.



but i have no children

The Happy One, after the year 2006, UK permanent residency is gained automatically after 5 years of continuous residency in the U.K. In such a case there is no need to apply

THO but Dutch nationality law is prohibitive and complex.

You have to revoke your previous nationality to be naturalised as a Dutch citizen. And if, once you are a Dutch citizen, you voluntarily gain any other nationality, the nationality law means you are automatically stripped of your Dutch citizenship.

However, as a Dutch citizen you can get British citizenship and not lose your Dutch citizenship if:

1. One of your parents holds British citizenship
2. You marry or are married to a British citizen
3. You lived in the U.K for 5 continuous years before you reached 18 i.e. between the ages of 13 and 18.

Tell me about it, I looked at applying for british citizenship, you have to completely denounce your dutch citizenship first and then the home office will decicide to give you british citizenship, im not taking that risk especially with the driving offences i got

DUAL CITIZENSHIP? ADONBILIVIT! I never thought that was possible with a dutch passport, 13 you say? I moved here when I was 14, but I did come on holiday the year before god damn, missed the boat by a year

But hold on, what if my mum or dad gets british citizenship, then I have a parent who's british, I will be eligble for dual citizenship no?

Last resort, I will pay yummymummy to marry me, are you sure about this sxb I want to hold two european passports one somali passport and one somaliland passport and travel the word like im mat damon in the bourne identity

The US is more simpler. If you were born in soil, than you automatically a citizen. Regardless if ur parents were illegal Mexican border jumpers, or u were born on an airplane while flying over U.S airspace.

The only draw back about having a citizenship is, it you have to renounce everything else-----in other words no dual citizenship, not even with Canada or Mexico. Their two closest neighbors and allies.