Am I eligible for British citizenship via my UK born mother

quietmonkey
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Joined: 05 Aug 2008
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:02 pm

 

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This question must have been asked numerous times. My mother was born in Bristol, England in 1918 (my father was born in Montreal in 1913). I was born in Montreal in 1952. Am I eligible for British citizenship via my mother? Thank you in advance.

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cordobaman
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Joined: 27 Apr 2008
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Location: Edinburgh Scotland; formerly North Bay ON

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:11 am

 

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You are entitled to "Right of Abode" via your mother; a much easier path to negociate than Ancestry- you still apply for it but you don't require biometrics.

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Knowfoolin
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Joined: 08 Aug 2008
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Location: Toronto

Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 9:27 pm

 

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Who is eligible for a UK passport

2. Descent from a parent

(b) Through the Mother

.Before the introduction of the British Nationality Act 1981 (effective 1 January 1983) a female born in the UK could not automatically pass on citizenship to her children.

On 7 February 1979 the government announced that a new Nationality Act would be introduced on 1 January 1983 allowing all children born on or after this date to claim citizenship automatically from a mother born in the UK.

However, the Act would not be retroactive and children born before the effective date would not benefit. In the meantime, a mother could apply for any child who was still a minor (under 1 to be registered as a British citizen at the discretion of the Secretary of State.

Many British women resident overseas were unaware of the announcement in 1979 and missed the opportunity to apply for citizenship on behalf of their minor children. Consequently, an amendment to the British Nationality Act 1981 has now been put into effect allowing all persons who would have been under 18 on the date of the announcement (7 February 1979) to register now.

All those born overseas to a British mother between 7 February 1961 and 31 December 1982 are now eligible to register as British citizens retroactively.

Those persons not born between the relevant dates cannot apply for registration. But, a commonwealth citizen with a mother born in the UK may have the right of abode and can apply for a Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode allowing entry into the UK for work and residence purposes.

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goliath
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Joined: 09 Sep 2008
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Location: beirut

Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:22 am

 

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[hello ,how are you,plz if you can helpe to know about myself.my granmother is a britsish citizen but she is lebanese ori,she got citizenshi p from her husband who got citizen ship from the princess of uk directly in addan.cvan my grand mother give her daughter(my mother) the uk citizenship.thank you.if yes ,how she can and what we have to do.

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canuck_in_cali
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Joined: 14 Sep 2008
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Location: California

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 1:27 am

 

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That explains why my mother scrambled to get us our citizenships before we turned 18 (I was born in 1980). I know a lot of people who missed that chance, nice to see it was extended.

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