by kbw » Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:31 pm
I am a Canadian and my grandmother was born in Scotland in the early 1900s. My wife and I are looking to move to England under the ancestry visa route but I have some questions as I'm a rookie at this:
1) where do I obtain a my grandmother's birth certif? she died some 30 years ago and my family does not have her original birth certificate. Is ordering a certificate from some sort of registry sufficient to prove it is legit?
2) I understand that I have to provide proof of full lineage...so that includes my parent's birth certif, marriage certif and my birth certif...is that correct?
3) In terms of adequately supporting ourselves once we are over there, are they looking for a certain bank account balance to prove it?
4) How long does the application/approval process take?
Any advice out there would be most appreciated.