Ancestry Visa Application

[Wilkie93]

I'm in the process of applying for my ancestry visa but need help on one tricky topic I can't get my head around. Two years ago when applying for my British passport through my father, who was born in the UK, I was knocked back because at the time of my birth my parents were not married and haven't been married since. Since I am applying for my ancestry visa through my fathers side of the family will this be a problem again? I have read that children who are adopted can still claim ancestry through their adopted parents so surely that leaves me in the clear? Thanks

[CR001]

If your father is British born, why don't you register as British on form UKF?

Presumably your father is mentioned on your birth cert?

UKF registration costs £80 vs the Ancestry visa of £516 visa fee PLUS the £2000 Immigration Health Surcharge.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... f-guidance

[Wilkie93]

I've never heard of this type of application to be honest, I ended up just applying for my tier 5 youth mobility and didn't look into it any further. So after registering as british via the UKF form, would I then apply for a passport? Or what would be the next step?

[CR001]

So after registering as british via the UKF form, would I then apply for a passport? Or what would be the next step?

Yes as you will then be a British citizen and once you have attended your ceremony and received your citizenship certificate you can apply for a passport, which is an extra cost.

There is also a full running thread of quite a few pages on the UKF application and experience, see below.

british-citizenship/new-citizenship-for ... 85782.html

[Wilkie93]

Thanks for the info! As i said before I'm on a tier 5 youth mobility scheme at the moment, if i was to apply for my citizenship now and didn't receive an answer before my current visa expired (late Spetember, 3 months) what would happen? As I wouldnt have my passport back from processing yet. Thanks.

[CR001]

When does your tier 5 expire?

[Wilkie93]

around the 24th of September from memory.