Hello, I have a UK ancestry visa. On my first trip to permanently move to the UK with my new visa in hand, I took the ferry from Dublin, Ireland to Hollyhead, UK. However, it was a Saturday and there were no UK immigration officers anywhere at Hollyhead port - I asked. What do I do now? I think it w...

Hello, We have obtained our UK ancestry visas for both myself & my wife. We are both Canadian originally. We have not entered the UK yet. I have a few questions: 1. Do we get the same health care services as a native UK citizen? 2. Do we need to sign up for any government numbers when we arrive?...

Hello, Thanks for your response, but I'm still a bit confused. I have a few more questions: Question 1: No. Time spent outside the UK does not count. The links you sent on seem to suggest that during those 5 years you can spend a maximum of 450 days outside of the UK. Does this mean that we can appl...

Hello, My wife & I have just received our UK Ancestry Visas. We plan on staying in the UK for at least 5 years. We are Canadian. How easy/hard is it to get UK citizenship after 5 years? 1. Can I get it nearly immediately or is it a long drawn out process? 2. Does time outside of the UK count or ...

My ancestry visa for myself and my wife was rejected because my family line was not clear. It was not clear the connections between me to my mother and my mother to my grandfather. I personally don't think they looked hard enough because on my parents marriage cert it states who my mothers parents w...

Hi amk81, I am curious about the process & result of using a p50 form to get taxes back. I have been working in Ireland on a green card for 3 years now. I am Canadian but leaving permanently to move to the UK. How much taxes can I expect to get back? All 3 years or just this years? Is there a li...