Does your country have a formal renunciation of citizenship procedure, like India? If so, go through the procedure, renounce your earlier citizenship, have your passport formally cancelled, then apply for a first British passport, showing that you have no uncancelled passport in any other name.

What citizenships/nationalities do you hold?
In particular, do you hold the citizenship of any country/ies in the EU/EEA?
Alternatively do you hold Commonwealth citizenship?
Is any of your grandparents born in the UK?

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Most payment links work only once. Does it say that it is a one-time-only link?

What proof of your strong ties to your home country, which are stronger than having two siblings in the UK, for you show in your application? Remember that your sponsors showing that they can support you in the UK makes your case that you will leave the UK after your visit weaker , because nothing c...

You can check directly with the British diplomatic staff in India if they are willing and able to carry out the citizenship ceremony there. And tell us of what they advise. But, as I understand it, the only people who can take their oaths of allegiance at a British diplomatic post abroad are those a...

There is no difference between the requirements to sponsor the spouse of somebody on ILR and the spouse of a British citizen. What is absolutely critical though is that the date of marriage with the new spouse would be on or after the date of the decree absolute of the divorce of the old marriage. S...

Simply put, your connections to the UK is far too remote in the past. When looking into acquisition of British citizenship by descent from before 1983, you need to be aware of two separate concepts, both of which you need to acquire to become a British citizen; CUKC status and Right of Abode (RoA). ...

Could you please tell what the difference between Registered vs is naturalized. Both are ways for a non-British citizen to acquire British citizenship. Naturalization is the way for an adult with no former family connection to acquire British citizenship. Registration is a way for non-citizens with...

The child born abroad will need to apply for entry clearance along with the other/second/less privileged parent, follow the same pathway as that other parent to ILR, and then, after both the child born abroad and other parent have got ILR, they can register as a British citizen. Essentially the path...

If both parents are British citizens, the only choice is a British passport. It has been reported to take six months to a year when applied for from the Subcontinent. Note that as the child is born outside the UK, any children born to that child (your grandchildren) outside the UK will not be Britis...

they do have properties in India and getting rental income The fact that they reside in Canada most of the time in spite of having property and rental income in India weakens their links to India. Obviously their links to their children resident in Canada is stronger than their links to India via p...

They are currently in Canada on 5 years super visa as my brother and sister lives there. They are Indians. This bit may be a complicating factor and one that makes it a niche question. As I understand it, a Canadian supervisa is a long-term visit visa, not a residence visa. Off the top of my head, ...

1. May I directly apply for British passport for my two son's without applying for...British Citizenship.... British passports are only issued to people with British nationality. So, if your children are not British nationals, they can't be issued with British passports. The only time children acqu...

- What frequency do we need to supply documentation with (eg for proof of residence)? Eg: is 1 bank statement every 3 or 6 months sufficient, or do we need to send a bank statement for every month? - Can joint bank statements be used for proof of residence for the non-EU family member? Someone migh...

timeavailable wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 31, 2024 4:35 pm

I asked them via email.

Can you share the email address you used?

It should not really matter to them whether of not she has a valid UK visa or not as it will not impact them. Ultimately it is the choice of the issuing country as to whom it issues its passports and under what conditions. Keep in mind that the passports (and national IDs) are the property of the i...

I’m curious why they would advise me to try it if it's not accepted. how did you contact them? Be aware that most public-facing contact centres for the Home Office are outsourced to third parties and not actual Home Office employees. They would likely give answers that would give a lot of leeway fo...

vinny wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 31, 2024 7:57 am

She is legally resident in the UK (but has difficulty in confirming it).

At the end of the day, a legal status only has the same strength as its proof. If she can't prove it, that legal status effectively does not exist.

I think the Indian High Commission’s refusal to issue an Indian passport to an Indian citizen is unreasonable. How do they expect them to travel and return home? I think (I'm not sure) that the Indian High Commission would issue an Indian passport only to Indian citizens legally resident in the UK ...

they told me the EXACT DATES of my DEPARTURE AND RETURN TO UK, and I was really shocked and astonised as to how come they found out these information. The Border Force in the Home Office, and by extension other government departments, would have access to the Advance Passenger Information that is s...

The requirement for absences in the year preceding the application is for those absences to be less than 90 days.

I would consider the disregarding of 100 days as being an exercise of discretion.

The only option for the child having british citizenship on birth is to have the birth in the UK? Broadly, yes. British citizenship is acquired automatically at birth if (a) the child is born in the UK or its territories to either a British citizen parent or a parent who is settled (has ILR) status...

they moved from Europe to UK back in 1980s. You mentioned that your parents migrated from a European country to the UK and naturalised here. That could open routes to citizenship for your child. You may not have a European passport, but you may still have acquired citizenship of one or both your pa...

Can I pass on under section 3(2) without living in the UK for 3 years with stateless? No. The requirements for Section 3(2) are quite specific and you can see them in the link above. As the child is born outside the UK, the provisions for registering as a British citizen still require residence in ...

Section 4B and Section 3(2) both give British citizenship by descent . That means that your wife's children do not meet the requirements of Section 3(2) (specifically Section 3(3)(b) ). You'd want the whole family to move to the UK before the child's 15th birthday and live in the UK for three conti...