With regard to the way in which my mother got her citizenship, the lawyer is going to search through the Nationality acts for me to see if it's classified as citizenship by birth or by descent (I'm sure he'd write down his findings as proof). But I'm sure other avenues will be explored as well. I'll...
He's an immigration lawyer regulated by the OISC. Yeh, it is quite an odd clause. My mom's brother was able to get citizenship in the same way as well (born after 1949), but the oldest brother born before 1949 was not! She seems pretty certain that she didn't receive a registration certificate. When...
I'm currently seeking the help an immigration specialist to dive into all this info for me, and will feedback info as I get it. For the meanwhile, at: http://ukinzimbabwe.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/passports/Eligible it says: "To claim British citizenship and passport facilities t...
So, how would I be able to find out if my mother got citizenship by descent or otherwise than by descent? She reckons she just registered for a passport and just got it, but is there a way to find out? She's in the UK for a week longer, so that could be helpful.
One small, extra piece of information: I was looking at my mom's old passports, and her first British passport, issued in 1977 (at the passport office in London) says: National status: British Subject Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies Her next passport, issued in 1987 (British consulate in ...
I found out from my mother today that she was initially denied a British passport when she applied at the Pretoria High Commission. Some time later in England, in 1976, she went to the Consulate there and they said she was eligible for a passport, and that's how she got one. She said she wasn't regi...
But based on the plain facts shown I cannot see how mother could have been a UK citizen to begin with, unless there are other ties to the UK or a place which was a colony that we haven't been told about. At http://ukinzimbabwe.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/passports/Eligible it says: To ...
My maternal grandfather was born in Rhodesia as well - about 1920 or so. His father was born in the UK - so I'm guessing he got his British citizenship by descent as well. At the moment I guess my biggest problem is that I wasn't registered as a British citizen! "Residence 3(2): Child must be r...
Hi, I was born in South Africa in 1984 (so I'm 25) to a mother with dual nationality: South African and British. My mother: * Born in Salisbury, Rhodesia (Now Harare, Zimbabwe) in 1950 * Got a British passport because her grandfather was born in the UK ( http://ukinzimbabwe.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-br...
