Due to fears of European Union (EU) nationals that the Brexit vote would jeopardise their status in the UK, naturalisation requests are on the increase. The sale of textbooks used for the preparation of the citizenship exam has quadrupled.

Meanwhile, UK citizens use their family ties with Ireland to secure an EU citizenship. The Irish Foreign Ministry has announced that the number of passport requests by people born in England, Scotland or Wales has increased sharply.

Read more here and here, and consult our country profile pages for details of current and past citizenship legislation in the UK and Ireland.