PP is right, for Ancestry visa you need to be a citizen of a Commonwealth country. I think ur talking about pure inherited birthright, in that a BC passes his citizenship on to his children, if born or naturalised in UK (British otherwise than by descent), whereas one born abroad who has had this p...

Thank you to Taliska and Wanderer. One final thing PaperPusher. You say: The suggestion to go for an ancestry visa is only available to people born in a commonwealth country, which the United States is not. And this indicates to me the limits of your knowledge. I am a hair's breath away from being a...

Not working includes not providing services in the UK. Well, I was told that what I am doing is fine. I am here to see my mother, and I am not working for any UK office. I am legal as far as the lawyer is concerned. My question here is whether my mother's needs matter - can I get compassionate leav...

And their name, or the firm, and the relevant case law? It was through my company. I seriously doubt that a highly respected US company would put themselves on the line to break UK immigration law just for me. They have a hired attorney on staff who contacted a UK immigration lawyer and settled thi...

You are not supposed to be doing ANY work in the UK. And that goes for paid and unpaid work. What you seem to be doing is breaking the law: I was told by a UK immigration lawyer that it is legal if for my American company only, on a visitor visa. I think what you have quoted is about doing work for...

Hello everyone, I am new here but did some searching and reading - I have not found another post that touches on my particular case. First of all, I am American but my mother is British, however she was born outside the UK (but in a British embassy hospital, during WWII), however, my cousin already ...