information about parents

amzad · Post by **amzad** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:28 am

i am wondering if anyone has had to enter info about their parents when applying for citizenship to any country. i would like to know the relevance of your parents info when applying for citizenship since it is you that is applying and not your parents.

joesoap101 · Post by **joesoap101** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:25 pm

They probably ask this to ascertain if you are already a citizen without realising it or that you might be eligible to get citizenship by means other than naturalisation.

Unless you have something to hide I don't see what the big deal is.

amzad · Post by **amzad** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 6:34 pm

i doubt it has anything to do with that because i was looking at the uk holiday work visa application and they also asked parents date of birth and address. i found it strange for them to ask and cant figure out what the relevance is. if anyone knows, please enlighten.

Post by **JAJ** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:17 pm

amzad wrote:i doubt it has anything to do with that because i was looking at the uk holiday work visa application and they also asked parents date of birth and address. i found it strange for them to ask and cant figure out what the relevance is. if anyone knows, please enlighten.

If you are a British citizen you cannot be issued with a visa either. Another reason is identity verification.

avjones · Post by **avjones** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:43 pm

I just had to renew my UK passport, and there is a section on the form for parents' details, including parents' passport numbers. The guidance notes even mutter about needing to provide grandparents' details under some circumstances.

I didn't need to fill it in as I was renewing, but the box is obviously there for some people.

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