Lillian does not hold a British passports but ILR- Barbrah Musamba

Barbrah Musamba writes: Lillian does not hold a British passports but ILR Like Bibian Green said ILR is NOT the same as being a British citizen. Having Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) means you have permission to live and work in the UK indefinitely. But you remain a citizen of your original country and continue […]

Barbrah Musamba writes:

Lillian does not hold a British passports but ILR

Like Bibian Green said ILR is NOT the same as being a British citizen.

Having Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) means you have permission to live and work in the UK indefinitely. But you remain a citizen of your original country and continue to rely on your own nationality and passport for international travel.

A British citizen, on the other hand, is a British national. They can hold a British passport, have the right of abode in the UK and are not subject to UK immigration control.

So, if someone is a Zambian citizen with an ILR, they are still Zambian. Their UK immigration status does not turn them into a British citizen or give them a British passport.

And this distinction matters when we’re talking about passport cancellations and international travel.

ILR gives you the right to live in Britain. British citizenship gives you British nationality. They are two very different things.