Ireland Approves Priority Drafting of Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill with Stricter Naturalisation Requirements

What changed

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued new policy guidance within its Policy Manual about referring naturalisation cases for revocation, commonly known as 'denaturalisation'. This update clarifies the situations and priorities for sending such cases for review under section 340 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). It specifically focuses on naturalisation obtained illegally or through fraud. The guidance also renames and reorganises the relevant parts of Volume 12, Part L of the Policy Manual, and this is effective immediately.

What changed

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) updated Form RR on 4 September 2026. Form RR is named 'application for correction of a registration or naturalisation certificate'. The update specifically clarifies question 2.1. This question now states that applicants may need to pay a fee to correct their certificate. This change makes the possible costs clearer for people who want to fix errors on their registration or naturalisation documents.

What changed

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), which is the part of the Home Office that deals with visas and immigration, updated its caseworker guidance on 1 September 2026. This update makes the registration process clearer for stateless people born before 1 January 1983. It confirms how these people can register as British citizens. This process is under paragraph 5 of schedule 2 of the British Nationality Act 1981. The update gives clear instructions for caseworkers to check these specific nationality applications.

What changed

Ireland is starting a 'Temporary Protection Transition Scheme'. This scheme will give a Stamp 4 immigration permission to people who have temporary protection and meet certain conditions. This permission is for up to two years at first and people can renew it. Time spent with this permission will count towards naturalisation, which means becoming a citizen. The scheme aims to help people find jobs and live independently. Applications are expected to open in September 2026.