Am I a UK National?

Question

I'm trying to fill in my student finance form and one of the questions says "Are you a UK national?" I was born in England... my family is English etc but my mum thinks a UK national is when someone is born over sea's and comes here.. or is of another nationality but was born here.

I'm really confused but I don't want to fill all this in wrong - please please help :)

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Answer 1

Yes you are a UK national. Your mum is wrong.

Answer 2

Here's  the BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981 CHAPTER 61

http://www.uniset.ca/naty/BNA1981revd.ht...

Have a good read of it. Hope it helps!

Answer 3

Mum is wrong.  She is confusing the term with 'nationalized'.

Answer 4

if your born in the UK you are a UK National

Answer 5

You're a national. Though the term in rarely used with people who currently reside in their country of citizenship, "national" simply means "a citizen or subject of a particular nation who is entitled to its protection".