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You can vote in the UK if you are a resident Commonwealth citizen (all elections) or EU citizen (for certain elections only). Wales now allows ILR holders to vote for elections to the Welsh Senedd elections. So British citizenship itself is not a requirement for voting in elections in the UK.
EU citizens cannot vote in general elections, it is British Citizens and selected commonwealth countries only. They can only vote in Mayoral or European elections.secret.simon wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:54 amThe main difference between ILR and British citizenship is ironically when you are abroad. Within the UK, there is very little difference between the two. Indeed, children born to ILR holders within the UK are British citizens by birth.
ILR is a domestic legal status, that is not necessarily recognised by other countries and may not be of benefit outside the UK.
Consular assistance abroad is provided by the country/ies of your passport(s) (or countries associated with them). If you have only ILR, you will not be eligible for British consular assistance abroad.
You can vote in the UK if you are a resident Commonwealth citizen (all elections) or EU citizen (for certain elections only). Wales now allows ILR holders to vote for elections to the Welsh Senedd elections. So British citizenship itself is not a requirement for voting in elections in the UK.
And of course EU citizens have lost those limited UK voting rights without recourse to appeal.pimlicollb31 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 4:27 pmEU citizens cannot vote in general elections, it is British Citizens and selected commonwealth countries only. They can only vote in Mayoral or European elections.
I agree with you. I held ILR for 3 years before getting naturalised this year. I travel a lot due to my job and almost everytime I face these unnecessary questioning. I thought questions such as where I work and how much I earn are no longer necessary when I have ILR. But most of the time, it is not the questions themselves but the way they are asked.London22 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:09 pmILR is just a normal permanent leave to remain while being a British national is totally a different case.Many migrants think both are similar rights wise but it is totally opposite of it. With ILR when travel outside UK very often silly immigration officers try to find something from your history to ask questions on which is too weird but travelling with British passport you don't have to face this stupidity.Also ILR is very easy to revoke as compared to nationality.ILR used to be a strong leave but these days it has been revoked on thousands of migrants hence has lost its previous value of a decade ago or so.
