If you are from UK, is your nationality on passport British? What about if you are from Northern Ireland?

Question

I am not from UK, and it confuses me.

Answer 1

As much as some of them don't like it people from Northern Ireland ARE British - It's all part of the British Isles.

Everyone from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are British and it has nothing to do with being English

English and British are not the same thing

Answer 2

People from Northern Ireland are UK citizens and have UK passports. However if they wish I believe they are also entitled to claim Irish citizenship, something which just under half the population of NI would want to do. A few people (Seamus Mallon, Brid Rodgers) have been active in politics in both parts of Ireland. Until 1998 the Republic of Ireland's constitution claimed sovereignty over the whole island of Ireland.

Answer 3

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, therefore making Northern Irish UK citizens. The Northern Irish are not part of Great Britain though, which is made up of England, Scotland and Wales.

Answer 4

Donna Y should go back to school and mug up on the geography of the British Isles (plural) which include both the UK and the Republic of Ireland. But yes, N.Ireland is part of the UK and therefore its citizens are British - why else would the good Dr Paisley attract so much support?

Answer 5

Passports read - UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND. Legally, you have a UK passport. Britain excludes Northern Ireland. The UK includes Northern Ireland, Britain, Channel Islands, Isle of Man. Britain itself comprises Scotland, England and Wales. Confusing isn't it?

If you are going through US customs and you have described yourself as English, Scottish or Welsh, they will often cross it out and put UK instead.

Answer 6

I think a lot of people have missed the point here.

BRITISH is not a nationality. English, Welsh, Scottish & Irish are.
As in: What nation do you come from?

Bristish is a general term to describe people from the UK.

I am from Northern Ireland, and consider myself Irish, nothing else.

Northern Irish people are entitled to a Southern Irish passport, which makes sense, if you consider the word ' Ireland', in the term Northern Ireland.

Answer 7

From a british passport

"United Kingdom of Great Britian and Northern Ireland"

Interesting fact the union jack is made up from the flags of England, Ireland and scotland this wa when wales was not part of the united kingdom it agreed to join later but only if the kings eldest son was kept as hostage in wales until he was 21, hence the prince of wales etc etc

Answer 8

The answer is British, the uk is made up from England, Scotland , Ireland and Wales. We might be Scottish or Irish but we have British nationality. Hope this helps

Answer 9

technically speaking as northern island is part of the uk and still uses the same currency as the uk, the passport would be issued by the british government. it's different for southern ireland as they are not part of the uk and use the euro as there currency and have there own government

Answer 10

If you was born in Northern Ireland then you would be British since it belongs to England. I'm sure it would be listed as British on your passport.