passport eligibility?

embean
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Joined: 13 May 2008
Posts: 2
Location: Canada

Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:40 am

 

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My father is British so I believe I am eligible for a British passport.
I know for some "time periods" you had to apply before you were 18. However, I was born in 1987 and thought this was part of some kind of "time window" in which you are exempt for this (you can apply anytime). Am I mistaken?

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Artful_Dodger84
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Joined: 15 Oct 2008
Posts: 4
Location: Winnipeg

Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:03 pm

 

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Hey embean. I just responded to a post similar to yours, so Im going to copy and paste it, I hope it answers some questions you might have. Feel free to send me a message should you have more.

Here it is.


"I know just what you're going through! I am Canadian born to a British mother and I just applied for my British Passport this summer. I hope I can help, cause I know the HELL I went through!

To answer your questions.

-Yes, you do need to send ORIGINAL documents and YES they WILL be returned back to you. I sent them my Birth Certificate with my parents names on it. My mums birth certificate with her parents names on it (I had to call Liverpool and go through hell to get it!) and I sent them my Canadian Passport.

-WRITE A COVER LETTER! Sounds tacky, BUT IT WORKS! You write when applying for a job right? Well you're applying for a Passport to another country, so it's a good idea to write one. Half a page is perfect. Explain why you are applying for it, what you want to do with it in Britain and explain to them how your British heritage is important to you. Those are the things they want to hear. And, also, I cannot stress this enough.when you write your cover letter, make sure you let them know atleast twice in your writing that you want to be a WORKING MEMBER OF THE BRITISH COMMUNITY, they will want to know you plan to work and not sponge.

-If you were born in 1987 you're already a British Citizen since birth. Anyone born after January 1, 1983 is automatically a British Citizen at birth if you're born from a British Parent otherwise than by decent. You now just need the UK Passport as document proof of your Dual-Citizenship!

-The best way to send your application, documentation is by express registered mail. You're sending VERY important documents MAKE SURE YOU SEND IT REGISTERED SO IT DOESNT GET LOST! I even set it so they had to sign for it when they received it. Also, if you're like me and are just fed up and want the damn thing already and don't want to wait any longer.you can print off the Authorization of Payment form on the High Commissions webpage. It lets you write your crecit card info on it which gives them authorization to use it and pay for it as soon as they get it without sending cheques or money orders etc.

-Secondly, if you haven't already got UK Passport photos taken, make sure when you do you let them know it's for a UK Passport because the sizes are different then from a Canadian. And they say they must recieve the pictures within a month of them being taken.

Hope this helps! If you have ANY other questions at all, feel free to ask me! Trust me! It feels damn good when you get that envelope back and that passport falls out!"

DALLAS

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