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Just got the details from my parents. They applied for British Citizenship after Independence. Their passports both say "British Citizen". Their most recent passports were issued in 1988 and expired 1998, I assume they could renew at any time similar to any other nation (remain a citizen, but have passport lapse)JAJ wrote:On what basis did they remain British?Busta2011 wrote:Thank you very much for the helpful response and link asp.
To answer your questions:
- They did remain British citizens after Independence.
Are you telling us that your paternal grandfather retained UK nationality on independence of Jamaica because his own father was born in the UK? That makes sense. In that case, your grandmother would have kept her UK nationality as well (provided she was married to your grandfather before independence).Busta2011 wrote:Sorry for being so vague in that last reply.
Neither of my parents were born in the UK nor any of my grandparents. My Grandfather on my fathers side was born in Jamaica but gained British citizenship through his mother and father whom were both born in the UK. My grandmother then became a British citizen because of marriage and then all the children (All 3 of my fathers siblings as well) applied for British citizenship through my grandfather (Jamaican born, but UK citizen)
So would I have any claim under these circumstances? Because the only UK born family members were my great grandparents, even though my grandparents and parents are all British citizens by decent.
newperson wrote:
In the more likely case that your parents are British by descent, the facts that neither of them has spent much time in the UK and that you are now over 18, block your claim to current British citizenship. You, as a Commonwealth citizen with (perhaps?) a UK-born*** grandparent would be able to apply for an Ancestry Visa with your wife and child as dependents, all of you paying fees for each application. After five years in the UK under current rules, you could then apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain, and after an additional year, citizenship.
* British "otherwise than by descent" = British by birth, adoption, naturalisation or registration in the UK. British "by descent" = British by birth overseas to a British citizen "otherwise than by descent"
**Children under 18 may be registered as British, a slightly easier process than naturalisation.
*** The UK-born grandparent which facilitiates an Ancestry Visa must be born in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Southern Ireland (pre-1922), the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or onboard a ship registered in those jurisdictions.