british citizenship

Hi there My wife and I are 4 years in to our 5 year ancestral visa and we are expecting a baby in the next few months. Once the baby arrives, we still have to wait another year until we are able to apply for indefinite leave to remain and I have 2 questions about this ... 1. British...

Hi, my father (late) was born in India in 1936 and registered himself as a British Subject with the right of abode under the British Nationality Act - 1948. He later got the status of British Citizen in early 1990s and was issued a new Red passport which clearly stated him as a British Citizen...

Hi, I'm 22, not a UK citizen but will be getting my first adult UK passport through my father. Completed bachelors in Marketing last year with 3.2 CGPA, have only a 2-year work experience in the Digital Marketing field, gave IELTS and didn't get impressive bands (L=6, W=6.5, R=6, S =7.5) as I...

Hello there, I've recently received my ILR and currently preparing my wife and daughter's FLR(M) application. I have two more children (boys) who were born in the UK while I was on PBS visa. They will not be included in the FLR(M) application, I want to make citizenship application for them...

Dear Forum Members, I will be grateful for information relating to when a child, born outside the UK, but currently on the 2.5 years biometric residence permit, can apply for British citizenship. Cumulatively, this child has been resident in the UK since the age of 7 months and has had all his...

Good morning, it's been quite sometime since I last posted as life has gotten very complicated with two young children. I've had my ILtR for a few years now, and I've done my qualifying time for British Citizenship. Some background for you. I am married to a British Citizen, and my boys are...

Hi guys, I've been in the UK for 5 years now. First years as tourism, then as a spouse (spouse visa from 2012) After 2 years and a half of being married, i separated of my husband due Domestic Violence, and months after i got ILR approved on April 2015. This April will be 2 years on ILR, but...

Hi, the Internet is so complicated and i just cannot find the answer to two questions. 1. Am I still British and 2. Can my son claim British citizenship? I was born 1964 in South Africa to a British born mother and RSA born father. We all moved to UK 1971. I was naturalised around 1978...

Thank you for opening this thread. My mother is from Anguilla. I have received the Belonger Status application to fill out as I am British by descent. I would like to move to England to go to school and expand an existing business. What else will I have to fill out besides the Belonger...

Hi all, My husband applied for his British citizenship several months back. We were curious as to why the approval of his application was taking so long, but considering it had been less than 6 months (which the Home Office website lists as a designated amount of time), we weren't overly...

Hello, My Canadian daughter is eligible for a British passport through me (her Dad) but I'm wondering if she can apply for a British passport whilst in the UK on a visitors visa? I've searched for relevant information but have found nothing of use. Has anyone any pointers/advice?

I'm a teenager living in Thailand, my father is British and my mother is Thai and I wish to continue further studies and to reside in Britain. But my father was not a British citizen when he was born but he moved there when he was a teenager, he lived there for 30 years but he has come to...

Hello My fiance lives in the Uk and is having trouble getting his British passport out. He hasn't known anyone for longer than 2 years, nor anyone with a passport that is elidgable to countersign his passport. He was informed that his physician won't sign it. We are very troubled over this issue...

Hi, I am searching for this info all over the web but I am very confused. I didn't understand the UKBA info either. Like I have said before, I am Mexican and married a British man. We moved to UK about 7 months ago with my children from a previous relationship. From what I am reading, my...