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British Passport - British by Descent

Post by rexlomax » Thu Oct 20, 2016 2:44 am

Alright so my questions are as follows:

Can i go to UK and apply for a British passport over there? since i'm already a British citizen by descent born in Venezuela to my British father.

I would prefer applying directly in the UK since it won't take 6 months to get my passport.

Can i use a Right of Abode or something to perform this?

What are my requirements?

Thanks for all the help!

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Re: British Passport - British by Descent

Post by ohara » Thu Oct 20, 2016 2:41 pm

Which other nationality do you have? You can enter the UK as a visitor and apply for a passport in country. You will obviously need an address for correspondence, and be aware that the process could take 6 weeks or more. You will need to attend an interview also.

I was extremely lucky with mine and it took 14 days from the date of application to the date of receiving my passport.

Check out the guide to supporting documents: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... ssport.pdf

As you are British by descent you may need to provide grandparents details also.

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Re: British Passport - British by Descent

Post by vinny » Thu Oct 20, 2016 2:46 pm

Don't forget that you may also need an appropriate countersignatory.
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Re: British Passport - British by Descent

Post by rexlomax » Thu Oct 20, 2016 4:00 pm

I have Venezuelan Nationality and passport, as a Venezuelan i can't enter UK unless i have a Visa. So how can i show immigrations that i'm British by Descent?

Anyway i just wanna speed up the process because from Venezuela it seems it could take up to 10 weeks or more.

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Re: British Passport - British by Descent

Post by rexlomax » Thu Oct 20, 2016 4:02 pm

ohara wrote:Which other nationality do you have? You can enter the UK as a visitor and apply for a passport in country. You will obviously need an address for correspondence, and be aware that the process could take 6 weeks or more. You will need to attend an interview also.

I was extremely lucky with mine and it took 14 days from the date of application to the date of receiving my passport.

Check out the guide to supporting documents: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... ssport.pdf

As you are British by descent you may need to provide grandparents details also.
i thought that as my father was born in the UK i don't need to provide details of his grandparents.

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Re: British Passport - British by Descent

Post by rexlomax » Thu Oct 20, 2016 4:02 pm

vinny wrote:Don't forget that you may also need an appropriate countersignatory.
what are my options for an appropriate countersignatory from Venezuela?

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Re: British Passport - British by Descent

Post by ohara » Thu Oct 20, 2016 4:03 pm

rexlomax wrote:How can i show immigrations that i'm British by Descent?
With a British passport :D

Standard visitor visa is £87.

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Re: British Passport - British by Descent

Post by vinny » Fri Oct 21, 2016 1:57 am

rexlomax wrote:
vinny wrote:Don't forget that you may also need an appropriate countersignatory.
what are my options for an appropriate countersignatory from Venezuela?
Countersigning passport applications and photos wrote:If you’re applying in the UK

Your countersignatory must:

live in the UK
have a current British or Irish passport
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