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Naturalisation — OCR GCSE History A Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE History · key term

Naturalisation

Definition

The legal process by which someone who was not already British acquired British nationality or, in this period, British subject status.

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OCR GCSE History A · J410

Paper 2

Naturalisation and denization were related processes, but they were not identical.
Revise: Industrial Migration, Political Movements and Legislation
The process through which a person acquires a country's nationality after birth by meeting its legal requirements.
Revise: The British Nationality Act 1948 and Commonwealth Migration

OCR History A past papers

Exam tips

1
Distinguish migration from nationality: moving to England did not necessarily mean someone needed naturalisation.

Related key terms

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British subject
Abolition movement
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Citizen of the UK and Colonies (CUKC)

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