According to this http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/othernationality/Britishcitizenship/bornoverseas/ 1)If you were born outside the United Kingdom before 1 January 1983 (yes) 2)You may have had citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies by descent from a father who had that ...
Had a root around the rumour mill at work - it is likely that there will be a concession allowing self sufficient retired (over 65) people with links to the UK to come to the UK a sort of retirement residency. Apparently the new rules were not specifically designed to close this route but there was...
Vinny Thanks for the update. Opps! Sorry about that! Did not realise that was another 27th November change - and I should really know!! Ah well that changes things for the worse, seems unlikely that under the current position there is any real hope of achieving legal stay or subsequent entry..........
Hi , I am posting this question on behalf of a friend, who is a British Citizen. His elderly mother, a Canadian citizen, who is in her eighties is here on holiday in the UK but wishes to remain here permanently as her only relatives are her 3 sons who are all British Citizens. The question is , &qu...
This is a common stunt played by many an aged wrinkly. She will get a refusal when she applies. Firstly on the fact that you can not change from a visitors visa / non visa national waiver to any other form of entry. Secondly - The rules are very strict on dependents and she has virtually has to be ...
Hi , I am posting this question on behalf of a friend, who is a British Citizen. His elderly mother, a Canadian citizen, who is in her eighties is here on holiday in the UK but wishes to remain here permanently as her only relatives are her 3 sons who are all British Citizens. The question is , &quo...
Hi Guys, Have been away from home the past week and have only just got back. I cannot believe the nerve of the person concerned, refusing to bother to work out your claim to ROA the first time around, and then having the bare-faced cheek to query it after you've paid for the Home Office to work it o...
Had an appointment at the London Passport Office today. I went there 'armed' with my ROA certificate, citizenship status letter from IND, confident that my passport application would run smoothly this time. Well, my initial optimism was quickly dampened when I realised the counter staff didn't have ...
Right of Abode certificate is taking about 4 weeks to process ( well at least in my case), I just got my my ROA certificate today ( sent the application on the 18th of last month).
Hi everybody, Just posting an update. Just got my passport back today from IND with the certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in it ! It took just about a month for the ROA application to be processed and approved. As for the IPS, I also received a letter today with the finding of their i...
Received a letter from Customer Services at UKPS informing me that it has been necessary to refer 'your specific nationality query and complaint' to a senior case-worker to ascertain my qualification to British Citizenship before I can be provided with a substantive answer. I am not too happy with t...
Yes Paul, I will definitely post any other developments here. I have a strange feeling that my status letter arrived this week due to my complaint to the IND about the unacceptable time it had taken them to reply. Only earlier this week I received acknowledgement from the Complaints Dept at IND sayi...
Guess what ? After a mighty long wait and several calls to IND, at last a letter arrived this morning from the Nationalities Enquiries Team informing me (which Paul already pointed out in this forum many months ago) that indeed I became a British Citizen the 1/1/983 when the BNA 1981 came into force...
Received a letter of aknowledgement from the UKPS Customer Service Team, three days after I made the complaint. I am informed that they will deal with my complaint as quickly as possible. As for the IND, I rang them yesterday to enquire about the Status letter, which I had requested more than 3 mont...
Thanks for the advice but I'm afraid I read your post too late to heed it. My wife has just posted my application form to IND with all my various documents (birth cert, passports, etc) via recorded delivery, Royal Mail.
Well, I can only keep my fingers crossed that'll be OK.
Thank you Paul and Jaj for your supportive and sympathetic replies. After my experience at the UKPS, I came to the conclusion as yourself, Paul, that applying for the certificate of the Entitlement to ROA is the sensible way forward. I downloaded the application form for ROA last night and have comp...
Just got back from London after a fruitless and frustrating afternoon at the Passport Office. The counter staff was impressed by the facts I produced ( Paul's summary) and asked where I got all this information from. I told him about this forum. My case was then immediately referred to the duty mana...
Paul, I need to ask you one question regarding the right of abode. Would it make any difference that I do not have the Certificate of the Right of abode in my Malaysian passport although I am entitled to it? Would I need to have it (the certificate) before I can proceed any further with my passport ...
I rang the Passport Office today to make an appointment to apply for a passport in person at the Passport Office in Victoria, London. I told them that I was a Malaysian passport holder but have a claim to British citizenship under Section 11(1) of the BNA 1981. I was asked to give them my home conta...
Thanks for your advice. I am going to try and apply for the British passport despite the absence of the letter from IND to confirm my British citizenship entitlement.
In the meantime, I am also going to lodge a complaint using their internal procedure.
Hi Penanglad, I had all my original documents returned to me from IND after I requested it back following the cancellation of my application for naturalisation. I was in touch with the passport office, via their helpline, some time ago and was advised to get a letter from IND to confirm my British c...
