UK National vs Non-UK Resident

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Apr 25th 2012, 1:33 pm

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Re: UK National vs Non-UK Resident

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Originally Posted by CDNReturner

Did the penny just drop?????

"I am not a UK National because I don't hold a UK passport".

I think I got it!!!!!

The Queen doesn't hold a passport.

Apr 26th 2012, 3:31 pm

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Re: UK National vs Non-UK Resident

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Originally Posted by MarylandNed

No - that's incorrect. To me the term "UK national" is the same as "UK citizen".

It's not the same. You can be a UK national and not be a British citizen. There are around 4 million non-citizen British nationals.

Apr 26th 2012, 4:12 pm

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Re: UK National vs Non-UK Resident

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Originally Posted by JAJ

It's not the same. You can be a UK national and not be a British citizen. There are around 4 million non-citizen British nationals.

I understand that but how do you know in what context they are using the term "UK National" unless you see the form? Not everyone is familiar with the nuances of British nationality/citizenship. To most people, nationality and citizenship mean the same thing.

If the form only has "UK National" as an option, then to me that's the same as "UK Citizen". I haven't seen the form and the OP didn't mention that UK Citizen was an additional option - he presented the one question he was asked.

If the form has "UK National" and "UK Citizen" as separate options then that's a different scenario.

Last edited by MarylandNed; Apr 26th 2012 at 4:15 pm.