Getting UK Passport question

eran
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Joined: 11 Mar 2005
Posts: 1

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 3:12 pm

 

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my situation is slightly different.
my grandfather was british, so my grandmother and my mom hold british passports. my mom was NOT born IN england.
(although she was concieved there! )
at the age of 19 i tried to apply for a british passport, but i was told i was only eligible for one until the age of 18.
i was born in 1978. recently i have read in the papers that things have changed in favour of people who were born before 1981. would any of you know if ill be eligible for a british passport now?

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Duncan_BC
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Joined: 10 Dec 2004
Posts: 45
Location: Duncan, BC

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:55 am

 

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If your mother was not born in Britain, you are ineligible. Citizenship by descent can only pass from parent to child. UK ancestry via a grandparent can qualify you for a visa only. The change in the law benefitted people like me. My mother was born in England. I was born in 1962. I was not eligible to get citizenship. Were my father born in England, I would get a passport. They changed the law and I did get a passport.

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ML
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Joined: 26 Feb 2006
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:18 pm

 

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Hi there.

A question, inspired by that response. My mother was born in Scotland, and I was born in Canada in 1963. I was once told I was ineligible for a UK passport because it only passed down patrilineally. Has this changed? Am I eligible now?

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bruceba
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Joined: 28 Feb 2006
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:51 am

 

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No problem
Check the British embassy web site.

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Duncan_BC
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Joined: 10 Dec 2004
Posts: 45
Location: Duncan, BC

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:02 am

 

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ML,
You are in the same position as my sister and me. We got British citizenship. All it took was a lot of money and some time. Look for "UKM" forms on the BritaininCanada web site.

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