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Can I apply for Biritsh Passport

Post by Vicg » Sat Mar 14, 2015 9:14 pm

I am over 18 and my father was settled in UK for more than 12 years having ILR, but I was born outside the UK.
Am I a born British and can I apply for a British Passport as I read somewhere I could be eligible.
I would really appreciate any help, thanks.

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Re: Can I apply for Biritsh Passport

Post by CR001 » Sat Mar 14, 2015 9:23 pm

You would only be British if your father was British at the time of your birth or if you were born in the UK after your dad got his ILR or if you had ILR and were registered as a British citizen.
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Re: Can I apply for Biritsh Passport

Post by Vicg » Sat Mar 14, 2015 9:55 pm

Thanks for your reply, my father worked as a doctor in the NHS for more than 12 years, He had ILR before my birth but I don't have an ILR and was also not registered as a British citizen. I was born in 1990 and my sister in 1986, are there any different rules for that time?

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Re: Can I apply for Biritsh Passport

Post by CR001 » Sat Mar 14, 2015 10:04 pm

As you were born outside of the UK and your father only had ILR, there is no avenue to citizenship for you unfortunately.
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Re: Can I apply for Biritsh Passport

Post by Vicg » Sat Mar 14, 2015 10:20 pm

Thank again for you reply. Is there any way I could register as a British citizen now over 18? Any help would be highly appreciated, thanks.

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Re: Can I apply for Biritsh Passport

Post by Casa » Sat Mar 14, 2015 10:23 pm

CR001 wrote:As you were born outside of the UK and your father only had ILR, there is no avenue to citizenship for you unfortunately.
As CR001 has advised, you don't qualify for British Citizenship.
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Re: Can I apply for Biritsh Passport

Post by fwd079 » Mon Mar 16, 2015 1:50 pm

Vicg wrote: I don't have an ILR and was also not registered as a British citizen.
What kind of visa do you have then?

Depending upon your visa you could be eligible for ILR then can apply for Naturalisation as a British Citizen.
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