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Hi all,

My brain is a bit frizzled from researching this online and was hoping for advice specifically on the Certificate of Entitlement to Right of Abode (COE-ROA). In summary:
- I was born in South Africa (1993)
- Mom was born South African, but dad was born a dual British-SA citizen in 1961 (my Grandfather was UK-born)
- Dad moved to and since lived in the UK in 2001
- I moved to Australia and became an Australian citizen (2014) and renounced my SA citizenship
- I currently stay with dad in the UK under a 2-year Youth Mobility Visa (T5), which expires 25 March 2021
- I have decided to stay and pursue naturalisation if possible

My Options:
(1) Certificate of Entitlement - Right of Abode: "Applicant was born outside the UK ..., to a parent born in the UK ... or to a parent registered or naturalised in the UK prior to the applicant’s birth"
( as per https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... de_ROA.pdf ), which specifies, "Registration in the UK includes registration in an independent Commonwealth country (including South Africa before 1 January 1966...) by the British High Commissioner". Otherwise;
(2) UK Ancestry Visa (due to my British-born Grandfather): can I apply inside the UK due to Covid?

Does anyone have similar experience or knowledge to draw from and confirm my eligibility to the COE-ROA pathway?

Where was your father born?

If your father was born a British citizen (by descent), then he can't have been registered (in this context, "registration" is a means of acquiring British citizenship for non-British children) as a British citizen.

If your father was born outside the UK, an Ancestry visa application may be your best bet.

I will leave the ways of how to apply for an Ancestry visa to @CR001, who is more knowledgeable in that field.

Hi secret.simon, thank you for your prompt response! My father was born in South Africa and registered at birth as a dual British-SA citizen in 1961. Do you think that the "Registration in the UK includes registration in an independent Commonwealth country (including South Africa before 1 January 1966...)" does not apply in my case? I'm trying to not let my judgement be clouded by my personal biases.