This paper examines how the UKF route to British citizenship abolishes historical gender bias in nationality laws. Instead, it affirms the status of people, born to British mothers before 1983 who had formerly had no legal rights to pass on their citizenship. This pathway is particularly important to persons excluded from earlier legislation which provided for citizenship through transmission based on British fathers only. Candidate has to submit proof of their mother’s British nationality and their birth. The provided UKF route works for the equality, recognizing the role of matrimony ties in attainment of nationality; it is a solution for those, who suffered from archaic policies. It is an extension of the UK policy on fairness and equal rights of men and women.
UK Citizenship UKF: Restoring Equality in Nationality Rights