Written Question·Home Office·UIN 119789
Right of Abode: Proof of Identity
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026
Question
Cameron Thomas
Independent — Tewkesbury
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the use of birth certificates and marriage certificates as proof of right to abode for British citizens living abroad.
Answer
Mike TappThe Immigration Act 1971 specifies that a British citizen must use a British citizen passport or a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode to enter the UK. There are no plans to change the law in this respect. Birth and marriage certificates on t...
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