Can someone advise more about discretionary eligibility for my grandchild to be registered as a BR citizen. My status as her grandmother is: Automatically a BR citizen by descent as I was born overseas. Daughter is registered as BR citizen 3.1 My husband is naturalised after my daughter’s birth. My ...

Thank you for that. Two other questions if I may 1. The passport office stated that I had an automatic right to Br citizenship via my otherwise by descent father. I assume I am by descent as I was born overseas. But my daughter was registered as 3.1 by descent. Confused about the word “automatic”. C...

This is a query on behalf of my son-in-law whom is married to my Br citizen daughter. He worked 10 years in the U.K., was granted ILR and passed his Life in the U.K. test. Unfortunately, he had to relocate to Singapore for work and never partook in the citizenship ceremony. He intends to return to t...

Apologies if this enquiry is posted on the incorrect site but I do need guidance on where to get proof of my daughter’s immigration status (with her permission) and all enquiries from the Hime Office are looped to the FAQs. which do not help with this issue. I was born abroad and received my British...

I have two grandchildren born in Singapore. My daughter is a British citizen and my son in law has an Australian passport as do my grandchildren. They intend to return to the U.K. next year and I understand that they will need a family visa. My son in law lived in the U.K. previously for 10 years an...

My daughter is a British citizen who is working abroad. Her husband lived and worked in the U.K. with a Maltese passport prior to Brexit. He passed his Life in the U.K. test 5 years ago but did not attend his citizenship ceremony because he accompanied his wife, my daughter, overseas for a job reloc...

Hi everyone, Where can I write to to get a cover letter confirming my and my daughter’s current citizenship? I will need to forward my supporting documents but don’t know whether it is to the Immigration department or another. My issue: I received my citizenship by descent via my UK born father as I...

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Thank you and it was as I thought. When I registered my daughter (successfully )in 1990,it was in her own right, having met the residency criteria etc. The issue only arose recently, when my daughter applied for a passport for her own daughter (my granddaughter) and the Passport Office refused claim...

Hi, Can anyone clarify the following for me? I was born abroad to a UK born father. I claimed my automatic Certificate of Entitlement successfully. I am aware that I cannot pass citizenship to my children born abroad as the “citizenship by descent” can only be passed down one generation. Does “one g...

Hi Can anyone clarify this matter for me. I was born abroad to a UK born father(married to my mother). According to the HO, I had an automatic claim to citizenship . I have my certificate of Entitlement. The fact that I was born abroad means that it is by descent. I also understand that if it is cla...

Hi Simon, Firstly, you are knowledgeable in this case and I respect your advice. The PO have responded and confirm that I had an automatic claim to citizenship from birth in Singapore even though I only made a claim two years after my daughter’s birth. Quote....Registration as a British Citizen unde...

Hi Simon, Well the passport office has responded to my complaint and you were right....I was a Br Citizen according to BR law but not Singapore law, without knowing it. Which leads me to ask another question. I have read the criteria for 3.5 and my daughters both meet the criteria listed so I don’t ...

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To secret Simon Should I advise my daughter to register my granddaughter for a consular registration of birth anyway. I am aware that a consular registration does not confer nationality or citizenship but is it beneficial anyway. My granddaughter is 5 months old and has a local Singapore birth certi...

Thank you once again for your input. To be honest, I only knew that I was automatically a citizen by descent and the problem was highlighted this year when my daughter was refused a passport. My references relating to otherwise by descent is what I have read online. I did contact the Home Office hel...

Thank you for shedding light on the situation but you did raise an interesting thought about 3.5. If what you say about automatic and registration rights is true which I have no reason to doubt you then shouldn’t my daughter be registered as 3.5 as 1. According to what you have said, I was automatic...

To secret Simon I was told that citizenship by descent can only be passed down one generation ie from my father to me and no further. I was a Singapore Citizen from time of birth until I applied for my citizenship entitlement in 1984 which was two years after my daughter was born also in Singapore. ...

Yes my parents were married at the time of my birth.

Any advice on this topic is appreciated. I was born abroad to a UK born father and successfully claimed citizenship by descent and moved to the UK. My children and husband were granted ILR and after having met the residency and other requirements, my husband successfully applied for and was naturali...