Question about citizenship through a parent

[dk3841]

My grandmother and my mother moved to the UK in 1978, both having been born in Colombia and being Colombian nationals. My grandmother married a British man in 1978 and gained and has since then held British citizenship. My mother has only had settled status since then. Could she now claim British citizenship through my grandmother?

[Jambo]

No. Acquiring citizenship by a parent doesn't automatically make existing children citizens as well. An application for citizenship is required to be made.

She can probably apply for naturalisation based on the current status (assuming she is still living in the UK).

[Amber]

Please continue in your other thread