Hello all,
I (female) was born 2nd December 1982 In Australia.
My father is Australian, My mother is British by birth, her mum and dad are British by birth.
My mother took me to the UK at age 4 and that's where I have been ever since, I apparently had a Australian passport when I was brought over to the UK but it was destroyed shortly after and haven't re-applied for one since.
I have been trying to get proof i am already British OR be granted British citizenship so I can get a British passport and my sons can, they are 17 and 19.
First of all I applied for a SAR and received this back...
I had explained to them that I don't have a passport but still they asked for it.
At this point I applied under the windrush scheme and got this back...
Again I explained that I didnt have a Australian passport and had no intention of applying for one, I wanted to become a British citizen.
Today I received this back...
That says I have not been recognized as already British because neither of my parents were British citizens at the time of my birth but my mother was, I included all British birth certificates (my mother and her parents).
It also says my ROA was endorsed in my passport on the 22nd August 2019, again I don't have a passport and even if I did because this date isn't before my children were born does nothing to help them.
I have rang the windrush helpline who told me to appeal and that's it, which I will do, but have I got something wrong here ? or is this a simple mistake on there behalf ?