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Right of abode lets you live and work in the UK without any immigration restrictions. Most British citizens have it automatically; some Commonwealth citizens may also qualify. People who have it can prove it with a certificate of entitlement placed in their passport.
British citizens and certain Commonwealth citizens who are free from UK immigration control.
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The right itself does not expire, but a certificate of entitlement is tied to the passport it sits in, so it must be transferred when that passport expires.
No. Right of abode is based on a person's own nationality or qualifying history; it cannot be passed to a spouse or children simply because you hold it.
Right of abode is free of all immigration control and never lapses, whereas indefinite leave to remain is a form of immigration permission that can lapse after a long absence from the UK.
Some Commonwealth citizens can qualify, most commonly those with a UK-born parent, and certain women who married a man with right of abode before 1 January 1983.
You prove it with a UK passport describing you as a British citizen with right of abode, or with a certificate of entitlement placed in a non-British passport.
It lets you live and work in the UK with no immigration restrictions and no time limit, and you do not need a visa or electronic travel authorisation to enter.
