<Li> an entitlement to use the British / EEA immigration channel at United Kingdom ports of entry </Li> <Li> an entitlement to apply for United Kingdom social security and welfare benefits (although those with indefinite leave to enter may also apply) </Li> <Li> a right to vote and to stand for public office in the United Kingdom (since everyone with the right of abode is a Commonwealth citizen; these rights are conditional upon living in the United Kingdom). </Li> <P> In addition, those with the right of abode who are not yet British citizens may apply for British citizenship by naturalisation (or registration for other categories of British nationals) after meeting the normal residence and other requirements . Children born in the United Kingdom, British Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories to those with right of abode in the UK will normally be British citizens by birth automatically . </P>

Evidence of the right to reside permanently in the uk