Trying to Obtain UK Passport

[Reba]

I have actually found a way! Through the British High Commission. As of 1979 - if either your father or Mother are from Britian, you can obtain a passport!
Here is an email address for any of those looking as well!

http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/canadaeuro ... ouk-en.asp

Cheers!!

I only see information on that link about how to get a Canadian passport if you're in Britain. I get the Canadian High Commission in Britain, not the British High Commission in Canada from that link. Am I missing something?

I thought is was only if your Mother was born in Britain anyhow. I've looked before, and because my father is Brit, I'm not eligible. But I can apply for an ascestry visa if I decide to go there. That's what I found out when I was looking anyway.

[waterwaterwaterloolooloo]

Actually that is not true and I don't know where you read/heard that. My older brother and I are both UK passport holders because our dad was born in Glasgow. They accept both mother and father now.

[nelsona]

The reference in the announcement to "Mother" is because, until the new laws were enacted, only the "Father's" citizenship counted in determining citizenship "by descent".

the laws changed to add those whose mothers were born in UK. since those whose fathers were born in UK were already eligible.

UK, Canada and many other countries had or still have laws on the books that pass citizenship only thru one parent.

So, reba, I guess the real key word in that post was not "mother" but "now", in contrast to 'up until now'

[c_ward84]

My father was born in Scotland, but moved to Canada when he was 3-4 years old and does not have a british passport. Would I still be able to get a british passport? And I have a 1 year old daughter, how would I bring her with me to the UK?

[annm]

Neither my husband nor I have parents or grandparents born in the UK or EU. We are 3rd generation Canadians. My daughter wants to work in England but has not been able to find a way to get a passport or 4 or 5 year work visa. She is 31 received her MA in London England in 2007 (rules for Visa have changed since she graduated). Please, if you have any information or ideas we would be very grateful.

[jjj]

OK Waterwaterwaterloolooloo: How did you do it!?!?

I am in the same boat as everyone else. My father was born in Scotland and I have been desperately trying to find out (a)if I am eligible and (b) how to get my UK passport. No one seems to have any definitive answers.
Please help us! You've obviously been through the process. Where do we start?
Thanks

[c_ward84]

I did some extensive research in December about this all. My dad was born in Scotland as well. And it is going to depend on what year you were born in as to what way you can obtain your passport. I know for myself I was born in 1984, and what Ive been told is that if you are born after 1983 to a father who is of UK decent then you should have been british at birth...BUT your parents would have had to been married at the time of your birth. If they were, then you should have no problem. You'll need to get your father's full form birth certificate as well as your full form birth certificate stating him as the father. You will also need your parents marriage certificate and then you can print off a passport application. There is a sepcific one for someone who is British by decent(which woudl be you if all this applies) You can find it on the web. IF your parents were not married at the time of your birth, but were married shortly there after, it is going to depend on what province you were born in. I was born in Ontario and at the time of my birth and my parents marriage, Ontario had abolished a law inreagrds to illigitimate births...but reinstated it in 1990. I believe I was told this law was abolished from 1980-1990. So if you were born within that time frame in Ontario, and your parents were married after your birth(I believe within that 10 years) Then you were ligitimized upon their marriage, making you british once they were married. As for any other province, Im sorry I don't know what applies. So there are many different factors that affect whether or not your eligiable to obtain a british passport. Also, who is this for? Because if it is for just yourself, then that is fine. But your family(wife/husband and children) will not be eligible for a british passport based on your father. They would need to obtain visa's.
Hope I was able to help.
Also, alot of the advice and answers I got was from this website
http://www.ukresident.com/forums/
Its a forum site like this, and there are some very knowledgable people on there. Hope all works out for you!

[c_ward84]

Im sorry, I forgot to mention that if you were born before 1983, there are still ways to go about it all, but as far as I know it gets a little more tricky. But if you were born before 1983, you really should go to the website I posted above, and even if you were born after 1983. Im sure you might find some more info I couldn't give you. Someone there should be able to help you!